Hebrón
[eˈβ̞ɾõn]
The verdict
“Hebrón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,961 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,961
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 15,034
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad de Palestina o Israel
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hebrón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [eˈβ̞ɾõn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #52,961 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hebrón” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hebrón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,961 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [eˈβ̞ɾõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad de Palestina o Israel".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hebrón, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Hebrón, spelled H-E-B-R-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Ciudad de Palestina o Israel
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 “Hebrón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-E-B-R-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eˈβ̞ɾõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.