harina
[aˈɾina]
The verdict
“harina” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,624. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,624
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,569
- “H” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Polvo resultante de moler cereales, legumbres o tubérculos comestibles ricos en almidón.
Corpus desk
Index ES-harina · harina · Spanish
harina · rank #5,624 · 8 variants · 18 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,624
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,569
- PHOTO-FINISH haremos
Nearest frequency peer: haremos (-1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “harina”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- géneros
géneros
94,380 corpus weight
- habrán
habrán
94,379 corpus weight
- haremos
haremos
94,378 corpus weight
- harina
harina
94,377 corpus weight
- Hollywood
Hollywood
94,376 corpus weight
- importan
importan
94,375 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “harina” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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) |
Dónde se sitúa “harina” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around harina (IPA [aˈɾina]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,624 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how harina appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Y que sus comidas heran de frutas de árboles y de raíces que bivían debaxo de tierra, así como acá las çanahorias y rrábanos, las quales raían sobre piedras y las hacían pedaços muy menudos, sacándoles el çumo que tenían, las molían después de secas, y las hacían harina muy menuda; la qual amasaban, y hacían tortas muy delgadas, que cocían y comían.
Mandaron los dichos señores que se pregone que ninguna panadera no salga al camino a conprar harina, salvo que vengan a conprallo a la casa, so pena de çien maravedis a cada una para el enpedrar e çinco dias en la cadena.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "harina", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "harina". Here's where to go from here.
- "harina" maps to 18 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "herida". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #5,624 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "H" letter cohort. H–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.