harina
[aˈɾina]
The verdict
“harina” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,624 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,624
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Polvo resultante de moler cereales, legumbres o tubérculos comestibles ricos en almidón.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | harina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈɾina] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #5,624 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “harina” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for harina is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈɾina]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,624 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for harina, with forms such as "ahrina", "hairna", and "harian". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "herida", "hazaña", "heroína", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is harina, spelled H-A-R-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Polvo resultante de moler cereales, legumbres o tubérculos comestibles ricos en almidón.
- 2Por extensión, residuo resultante de moler otras sustancias.
- 3Polvo resultante de moler el trigo.
- 4Preparado molido no muy fino resultante de la molienda del maíz en seco.
- 5Tipo de alimentos compuestos a base de féculas, tales como el pan, pastas, galletas, arroz, etc.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ahrina,hairna,harian,harinna,harnia,harrina,hharina,hraina
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of harina - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “harina”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-A-R-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈɾina] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “herida” - see the side-by-side comparison. harina vs herida
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.