hembra

[ˈẽmbɾa]

/[ˈẽmbɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“hembra” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,967. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,967
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En las especies de seres vivos que poseen diferenciación sexual, aquél individuo que produce los huevos, es decir, los gametos de mayor tamaño. En algunas especies animales, es también la que aloja...

Corpus desk

Index ES-hembra · hembra · Spanish

hembra · rank #8,967 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,967
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH Guevara

Nearest frequency peer: Guevara (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “hembra”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “hembra” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hembra vs Hera
50% similar
hembra vs hombre
67% similar
hembra vs hombro
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hembra
PropertyValue
Headwordhembra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈẽmbɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,967
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “hembra”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).hembracae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Guevara” (#8,966), “honesta” (#8,968), “Guanajuato” (#8,965). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hembra” va en #8,967. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around hembra (IPA [ˈẽmbɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,967 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for hembra, with forms such as "ehmbra", "hebmra", and "hembar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Hera", "hombre", "hombro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is hembra, spelled H-E-M-B-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    En las especies de seres vivos que poseen diferenciación sexual, aquél individuo que produce los huevos, es decir, los gametos de mayor tamaño. En algunas especies animales, es también la que aloja ambos gametos durante la fertilización y, en los vivíparos, durante la preñez.
  2. 2
    Pieza mecánica o electrónica de forma hueca en la que se encaja otra.
  3. 3
    Anilla de metal unida a una fijación en forma de tornillo o tarugo.
  4. 4
    En la baraja española, el as de bastos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hembra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. No sé si el conejo es macho o hembra.
  2. La hembra del enchufe está estropeada.

Synonyms

armellapitón

Antonyms

macho

This word in other languages

female(English)femelle(Français)Weibchen(Deutsch)fêmea(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehmbra
  • hebmra
  • hembar
  • hembbra
  • hembrra
  • hemmbra
  • hemrba
  • hemvra
  • hhembra
  • hmebra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hembra - 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.

ehmbra2hebmra2hembar2hembbra1hembrra1hemmbra1hemrba2hemvra1
Edit distance from "hembra"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hembra"?
"hembra" is spelled H-E-M-B-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈẽmbɾa].
What does "hembra" mean?
As a noun, "hembra" means: En las especies de seres vivos que poseen diferenciación sexual, aquél individuo que produce los huevos, es decir, los gametos de mayor tamaño. En algunas especies animales, es también la que aloja...
What words are commonly confused with "hembra"?
"hembra" is commonly confused with "Hera", "hombre", "hombro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hembra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hembra" is [ˈẽmbɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hembra" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hembra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gremio#8,964Howard#8,971golpea#8,962firmes#8,957

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Guevara10 variantshonesta10 variantsHoracio10 variantsenteras10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list