entrehierro
Spanish, noun[ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈjero]
entrehierro is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “air gap” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Región situada en el aire entre los dos polos magnéticos de un imán o de un electroimán”.
What does entrehierro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineair gap
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Región situada en el aire entre los dos polos magnéticos de un imán o de un electroimán. 2. Corte ranurado que se practica en el núcleo de un transformador para reducir la saturación magnética, aumentar la inductancia efectiva o reducir las pérdidas de potencia.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of entrehierro
- entrehierros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce entrehierro?
- [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈjero]
- [ẽn̪t̪ɾeiˈero]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is entrehierro in Spanish?
entrehierro appears about once in every 55 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).