heredar
[eɾeˈð̞aɾ]
The verdict
“heredar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #23,443 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #23,443
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Transmitir las posesiones materiales de padres a hijos.
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 | heredar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [eɾeˈð̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #23,443 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “heredar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for heredar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eɾeˈð̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,443 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for heredar, with forms such as "ehredar", "heerdar", and "herdear". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "herida", "heridas", "Heredia", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is heredar, spelled H-E-R-E-D-A-R.
Definition
- 1Transmitir las posesiones materiales de padres a hijos.
- 2Traspasar algo dentro de una organización de un antecesor a su sucesor.
- 3Recibir un rasgo físico o característico de la personalidad de algún antepasado.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ehredar,heerdar,herdear,hereadr,heredarr,hereddar,heredra,herredar,hheredar,hreedar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of heredar - 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 “heredar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-E-R-E-D-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eɾeˈð̞aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “herida” - see the side-by-side comparison. heredar vs herida
- 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.