iguana

[iˈɣ̞wana]

/[iˈɣ̞wana]/ noun

The verdict

“iguana” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,685. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,685
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Iguana spp.) Cualquiera de dos especies de lagartos nativos de las regiones tropicales de América y el Caribe, caracterizadas por una cresta dorsal, la presencia de grandes escamas tuberculares en...

Corpus desk

Index ES-iguana · iguana · Spanish

iguana · rank #29,685 · 7 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,685
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH identificacio…

Nearest frequency peer: identificaciones (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “iguana”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “iguana” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

iguana vs Ivana
50% similar
iguana vs iguanas
86% similar
iguana vs igual
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for iguana
PropertyValue
Headwordiguana
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[iˈɣ̞wana]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,685
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “iguana”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).iguanacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “identificaciones” (#29,684), “impedimentos” (#29,686), “impera” (#29,687). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “iguana” va en #29,685. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around iguana (IPA [iˈɣ̞wana]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,685 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(Iguana spp.) Cualquiera de dos especies de lagartos nativos de las regiones tropicales de América y el Caribe, caracterizadas por una cresta dorsal, la presencia de grandes escamas tuberculares en...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for iguana, with forms such as "giuana", "igauna", and "igguana". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Ivana", "iguanas", "igual", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is iguana, spelled I-G-U-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Iguana spp.) Cualquiera de dos especies de lagartos nativos de las regiones tropicales de América y el Caribe, caracterizadas por una cresta dorsal, la presencia de grandes escamas tuberculares en el cuello y una longitud que alcanza los dos metros.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how iguana appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hecha nuestra montería, seguimos el camino adelante, y a poco rato hallé algunos de los corredores que iban delante parados, y tenían cuatro indios cazadores que había tomado, y traían muerto un león y ciertas iguanas, que son unos grandes lagartos que hay en las islas.
  2. La iguana también la comen en los campos. Es un animal limpio que se alimenta de limpias hierbas. En la rama donde está la agitan hasta que cae atontada; entonces la cazan y la llevan a la cocinera. Yo he comido iguana y confieso que se asemeja a la carne de gallina y que no siendo de muy fino paladar pueden confundirse.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • giuana
  • igauna
  • igguana
  • iguaan
  • iguanna
  • igunaa
  • iugana

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of iguana - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

giuana2igauna2igguana1iguaan2iguanna1igunaa2iugana2
Edit distance from "iguana"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "iguana"?
"iguana" is spelled I-G-U-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈɣ̞wana].
What does "iguana" mean?
As a noun, "iguana" means: (Iguana spp.) Cualquiera de dos especies de lagartos nativos de las regiones tropicales de América y el Caribe, caracterizadas por una cresta dorsal, la presencia de grandes escamas tuberculares en...
What words are commonly confused with "iguana"?
"iguana" is commonly confused with "Ivana", "iguanas", "igual". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "iguana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "iguana" is [iˈɣ̞wana]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "iguana" come from?
"iguana" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "iguana", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list