herediano
[eɾeˈð̞jano]
The verdict
“herediano” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,634 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,634
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 15,034
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona originaria o habitante de Heredia
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | herediano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [eɾeˈð̞jano] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #61,634 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “herediano” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
herediano is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,634 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [eɾeˈð̞jano]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for herediano, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is herediano, spelled H-E-R-E-D-I-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1Persona originaria o habitante de Heredia
- 2Se dice de algo que proviene o tiene relación con la localidad de Heredia en Costa Rica
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 “herediano”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-E-R-E-D-I-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eɾeˈð̞jano] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.