hamburguesa

Name: hamburguesa, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ãmbuɾˈɣ̞esa]

/[ãmbuɾˈɣ̞esa]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“hamburguesa” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,993. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,993
frequency rank, Spanish: 15,034
“H” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tortita de carne picada aglutinada en forma de filete, cocinada a la parrilla o a la plancha, aunque también puede freírse u hornearse.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hamburguesa vs hamburguesas

92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hamburguesa
Property	Value
Headword	hamburguesa
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ãmbuɾˈɣ̞esa]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#9,993
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hamburguesa” 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). hamburguesa lands here:

#9,993

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around hamburguesa (IPA [ãmbuɾˈɣ̞esa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,993 among 15,034 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for hamburguesa, with forms such as "ahmburguesa", "habmurguesa", and "hambburguesa". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "hamburguesas", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is hamburguesa, spelled H-A-M-B-U-R-G-U-E-S-A.

Definition

1
Tortita de carne picada aglutinada en forma de filete, cocinada a la parrilla o a la plancha, aunque también puede freírse u hornearse.
2
Bocadillo que se hace con dicha carne acompañado con queso americano, bacon, lechuga, pepinillos y tomate y que se suele aliñar con algún condimento como kétchup, mayonesa y/o mostaza.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahmburguesa,habmurguesa,hambburguesa,hambruguesa,hambugruesa,hamburgeusa,hamburgguesa,hamburgueas,hamburguessa,hamburgusea,hamburrguesa,hamburugesa,hammburguesa,hamubrguesa,hamvurguesa,hhamburguesa,hmaburguesa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hamburguesa - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "hamburguesa"

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 "hamburguesa"?

"hamburguesa" is spelled H-A-M-B-U-R-G-U-E-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ãmbuɾˈɣ̞esa].

What does "hamburguesa" mean?

As a noun, "hamburguesa" means: Tortita de carne picada aglutinada en forma de filete, cocinada a la parrilla o a la plancha, aunque también puede freírse u hornearse.

What words are commonly confused with "hamburguesa"?

"hamburguesa" is commonly confused with "hamburguesas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "hamburguesa"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hamburguesa" is [ãmbuɾˈɣ̞esa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "hamburguesa" come from?

"hamburguesa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “hamburguesa”

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

The one correct Spanish spelling is H-A-M-B-U-R-G-U-E-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ãmbuɾˈɣ̞esa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “hamburguesas” - see the side-by-side comparison. hamburguesa vs hamburguesas
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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.