ligo

[ˈliɣ̞o]

/[ˈliɣ̞o]/ verb

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The verdict

“ligo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,953 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,953
frequency rank, Spanish
17,327
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de ligar.

Key facts for ligo
PropertyValue
Headwordligo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈliɣ̞o]
Letters4
Frequency rank#63,953
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ligo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ligo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ligo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,953 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈliɣ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de ligar.".

Zero misspellings are on record for ligo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ligo, spelled L-I-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de ligar.

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 "ligo"?
"ligo" is spelled L-I-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliɣ̞o].
What does "ligo" mean?
As a verb, "ligo" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de ligar.
How do you pronounce "ligo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ligo" is [ˈliɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ligo" come from?
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Using “ligo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-I-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈliɣ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list