helar
[eˈlaɾ]
The verdict
“helar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Solidificar o volver hielo un líquido por la acción del frío.
Corpus desk
Index ES-helar · helar · Spanish
helar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | helar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [eˈlaɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “helar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
helar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [eˈlaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for helar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is helar, spelled H-E-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Solidificar o volver hielo un líquido por la acción del frío.
- 2Dejar suspenso y pasmado a alguien, sobrecoger.
- 3Hacer caer de ánimo a alguien; desalentar, acobardar.
Synonyms
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.