Heraclión
[eɾaˈkljõn]
The verdict
“Heraclión” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad de Grecia, en la isla de Creta.
Corpus desk
Index ES-heraclion · Heraclión · Spanish
Heraclión · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Heraclión |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [eɾaˈkljõn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “Heraclión” en español
Rare enough to double-check
Heraclión is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [eɾaˈkljõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad de Grecia, en la isla de Creta.".
Heraclión doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Heraclión, spelled H-E-R-A-C-L-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Ciudad de Grecia, en la isla de Creta.
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.