hangar

[ãŋˈgaɾ]

/[ãŋˈgaɾ]/ noun

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The verdict

“hangar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,642. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,642
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lugar utilizado para guardar aeronaves, generalmente de grandes dimensiones y situado en los aeródromos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hangar · hangar · Spanish

hangar · rank #33,642 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,642
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hawái

Nearest frequency peer: Hawái (+2 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “hangar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “hangar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

hangar vs hogar
67% similar
hangar vs honrar
67% similar
hangar vs hurgar
67% similar

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

Key facts for hangar
PropertyValue
Headwordhangar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ãŋˈgaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,642
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “hangar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).hangarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Hawái” (#33,644), “hazel” (#33,645), “habas” (#33,637). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hangar” va en #33,642. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around hangar (IPA [ãŋˈgaɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,642 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Lugar utilizado para guardar aeronaves, generalmente de grandes dimensiones y situado en los aeródromos.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for hangar, with forms such as "ahngar", "hagnar", and "hanagr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "hogar", "honrar", "hurgar", and more, 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is hangar, spelled H-A-N-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lugar utilizado para guardar aeronaves, generalmente de grandes dimensiones y situado en los aeródromos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Los mecánicos están revisando el avión en el hangar de la compañía.

Synonyms

cobertizo, nave, depósito, barracón

This word in other languages

hangar(English)hangar(Français)Hangar(Deutsch)hangar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahngar
  • hagnar
  • hanagr
  • hangarr
  • hanggar
  • hangra
  • hanngar
  • hhangar
  • hnagar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hangar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ahngar2hagnar2hanagr2hangarr1hanggar1hangra2hanngar1hhangar1
Edit distance from "hangar"

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 "hangar"?
"hangar" is spelled H-A-N-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ãŋˈgaɾ].
What does "hangar" mean?
As a noun, "hangar" means: Lugar utilizado para guardar aeronaves, generalmente de grandes dimensiones y situado en los aeródromos.
What words are commonly confused with "hangar"?
"hangar" is commonly confused with "hogar", "honrar", "hurgar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hangar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hangar" is [ãŋˈgaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hangar" come from?
"hangar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hangar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hijito#33,647gravar#33,634hunden#33,651Galdós#33,621

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

irritado9 variantslegados9 variantslibido9 variantsluchen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list