ligón

[liˈɣ̞õn]

/[liˈɣ̞õn]/ adj

The verdict

“ligón” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que tiene gusto y éxito en hacer ligues (personas a quienes se atrae o seduce para una relación sexual o de pareja).

Corpus desk

Index ES-ligon · ligón · Spanish

ligón · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for ligón
PropertyValue
Headwordligón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[liˈɣ̞õn]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ligón” en español

ligónqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ligón is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [liˈɣ̞õn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que tiene gusto y éxito en hacer ligues (personas a quienes se atrae o seduce para una relación sexual o de pareja).".

No misspelling variants are generated for ligón in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ligón, spelled L-I-G-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que tiene gusto y éxito en hacer ligues (personas a quienes se atrae o seduce para una relación sexual o de pareja).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. ¡Si todavía sigue siendo un ligón! ¡Es un ligón que no veas, van perdidas detrás de él!

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ligón"?
"ligón" is spelled L-I-G-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [liˈɣ̞õn].
What does "ligón" mean?
As an adjective, "ligón" means: Que tiene gusto y éxito en hacer ligues (personas a quienes se atrae o seduce para una relación sexual o de pareja).
How do you pronounce "ligón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ligón" is [liˈɣ̞õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ligón" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list