hemisferio

/[emisˈfeɾjo]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,061

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

hemisferio is aSpanishnoun. It means: Cada una de las mitades del globo terrestre, a partir del Ecuador o del Meridiano de Greenwich. Son el hemisferio norte y el hemisferio sur. Pronounced [emisˈfeɾjo]. Often confused with hemisferios.

Key facts for hemisferio
PropertyValue
Headwordhemisferio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[emisˈfeɾjo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#11,061
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of hemisferio in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for hemisferio is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [emisˈfeɾjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,061 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for hemisferio, with forms such as "ehmisferio", "heimsferio", and "hemifserio". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "hemisferios", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is hemisferio, spelled H-E-M-I-S-F-E-R-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cada una de las mitades del globo terrestre, a partir del Ecuador o del Meridiano de Greenwich. Son el hemisferio norte y el hemisferio sur.
  2. 2
    Cada una de las dos mitades de una esfera, al dividirla por un plano que pasa por su centro.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehmisferio,heimsferio,hemifserio,hemisefrio,hemisfeiro,hemisferoi,hemisferrio,hemisfferio,hemisfreio,hemissferio,hemmisferio,hemsiferio,hhemisferio,hmeisferio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hemisferio

Misspelling Variants of "hemisferio"

ehmisferio10heimsferio10hemifserio10hemisefrio10hemisfeiro10hemisferoi10hemisferrio11hemisfferio11
Misspelling Variants of "hemisferio"

Frequency rank: #11,061 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hemisferio"?
"hemisferio" is spelled H-E-M-I-S-F-E-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [emisˈfeɾjo].
What does "hemisferio" mean?
As a noun, "hemisferio" means: Cada una de las mitades del globo terrestre, a partir del Ecuador o del Meridiano de Greenwich. Son el hemisferio norte y el hemisferio sur.
What words are commonly confused with "hemisferio"?
"hemisferio" is commonly confused with "hemisferios". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hemisferio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hemisferio" is [emisˈfeɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hemisferio" come from?
"hemisferio" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.