hebra
[ˈeβ̞ɾa]
The verdict
“hebra” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,292 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,292
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,569
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fibra o filamento de la carne y de diversas materias textiles.
Corpus desk
Index ES-hebra · hebra · Spanish
hebra · rank #50,292 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,292
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,569
- PHOTO-FINISH habilitan
Nearest frequency peer: habilitan (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “hebra”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- guijarro
guijarro
49,713 corpus weight
- gástrica
gástrica
49,712 corpus weight
- habilitan
habilitan
49,710 corpus weight
- hebra
hebra
49,709 corpus weight
- Heidelberg
Heidelberg
49,708 corpus weight
- hermetismo
hermetismo
49,705 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “hebra” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hebra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeβ̞ɾa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #50,292 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “hebra” en español
Rare enough to double-check
hebra is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,292 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeβ̞ɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for hebra in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is hebra, spelled H-E-B-R-A.
Definition
- 1Fibra o filamento de la carne y de diversas materias textiles.
- 2Porción de hilo que se prende en la aguja de coser.
- 3Filamento en que se corta el tabaco.
- 4De forma figurativa, hilo del discurso.
- 5Forma poética usualmente en plural de referirse al cabello.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hebra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Apenas había el rubicundo Apolo tendido por la faz de la ancha y espaciosa tierra las doradas hebras de sus hermosos cabellos, y apenas los pequeños y pintados pajarillos con sus arpadas lenguas habían saludado con dulce y meliflua armonía la venida de la rosada aurora, que, dejando la blanda cama del celoso marido, por las puertas y balcones del manchego…
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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