hectárea
[ekˈt̪aɾea]
The verdict
“hectárea” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #28,397 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #28,397
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unidad de medida de superficie, usada únicamente para el terreno, equivalente a 10.000 metros cuadrados.
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 | hectárea |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ekˈt̪aɾea] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #28,397 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hectárea” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for hectárea is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ekˈt̪aɾea]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,397 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Unidad de medida de superficie, usada únicamente para el terreno, equivalente a 10.000 metros cuadrados.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for hectárea, with forms such as "ehctárea", "hcetárea", and "hecctárea". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "hectáreas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is hectárea, spelled H-E-C-T-Á-R-E-A.
Definition
- 1Unidad de medida de superficie, usada únicamente para el terreno, equivalente a 10.000 metros cuadrados.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ehctárea,hcetárea,hecctárea,hectráea,hecttárea,hectáera,hectárae,hectárrea,hecátrea,hetcárea,hhectárea
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hectárea - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “hectárea”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-E-C-T-Á-R-E-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ekˈt̪aɾea] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “hectáreas” - see the side-by-side comparison. hectárea vs hectáreas
- 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.