inhóspito

[ĩnˈospit̪o]

/[ĩnˈospit̪o]/ adj

The verdict

“inhóspito” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,349 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,349
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que resulta desagradable o poco acogedor, en especial para poder estar o habitar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-inhospito · inhóspito · Spanish

inhóspito · rank #59,349 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,349
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH infecciosos

Nearest frequency peer: infecciosos (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “inhóspito”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “inhóspito” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inhóspito
PropertyValue
Headwordinhóspito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩnˈospit̪o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,349
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “inhóspito” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).inhóspitocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “infecciosos” (#59,347), “inmundos” (#59,352), “inconveniencia” (#59,345). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “inhóspito” va en #59,349. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inhóspito is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,349 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ĩnˈospit̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

inhóspito doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is inhóspito, spelled I-N-H-Ó-S-P-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que resulta desagradable o poco acogedor, en especial para poder estar o habitar.
  2. 2
    Que no ofrece seguridad ni abrigo o protección.

This word in other languages

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 "inhóspito"?
"inhóspito" is spelled I-N-H-Ó-S-P-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnˈospit̪o].
What does "inhóspito" mean?
As an adjective, "inhóspito" means: Que resulta desagradable o poco acogedor, en especial para poder estar o habitar.
How do you pronounce "inhóspito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inhóspito" is [ĩnˈospit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inhóspito" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list