Gehena
[xeˈena]
The verdict
“Gehena” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Es el infierno o purgatorio judío. En el judaísmo el infierno es un lugar de purificación para el malvado.
Corpus desk
Index ES-gehena · Gehena · Spanish
Gehena · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gehena |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [xeˈena] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “Gehena” en español
Rare enough to double-check
Gehena is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [xeˈena]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Gehena in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Gehena, spelled G-E-H-E-N-A.
Definition
- 1Es el infierno o purgatorio judío. En el judaísmo el infierno es un lugar de purificación para el malvado.
- 2En las religiones abrahámicas es el infierno, lugar de tormento eterno.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.