harpía

[aɾˈpia]

/[aɾˈpia]/ noun

The verdict

“harpía” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a 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) - Grafía poco usada de arpía.

Corpus desk

Index ES-harpia · harpía · Spanish

harpía · 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 "H" 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.

Key facts for harpía
PropertyValue
Headwordharpía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aɾˈpia]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “harpía” en español

harpíaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

harpía is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aɾˈpia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grafía poco usada de arpía.".

harpía has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is harpía, spelled H-A-R-P-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grafía poco usada de arpía.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "harpía"?
"harpía" is spelled H-A-R-P-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aɾˈpia].
What does "harpía" mean?
As a noun, "harpía" means: Grafía poco usada de arpía.
How do you pronounce "harpía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "harpía" is [aɾˈpia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "harpía" come from?
"harpía" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list