instigó

[ĩnst̪iˈɣ̞o]

/[ĩnst̪iˈɣ̞o]/ verb

The verdict

“instigó” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,169 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,169
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de instigar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-instigo · instigó · Spanish

instigó · rank #93,169 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,169
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH inorgánicas

Nearest frequency peer: inorgánicas (-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 “instigó”

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 “instigó” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for instigó
PropertyValue
Headwordinstigó
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩnst̪iˈɣ̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#93,169
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “instigó” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.instigócae 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: “inorgánicas” (#93,167), “intensificará” (#93,171), “inopia” (#93,166). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “instigó” va en #93,169. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

instigó is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,169 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩnst̪iˈɣ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de instigar.".

No misspelling variants are generated for instigó in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is instigó, spelled I-N-S-T-I-G-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de instigar.

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 "instigó"?
"instigó" is spelled I-N-S-T-I-G-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnst̪iˈɣ̞o].
What does "instigó" mean?
As a verb, "instigó" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de instigar.
How do you pronounce "instigó"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "instigó" is [ĩnst̪iˈɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "instigó" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list