herradura
Spanish, noun/ˌeraˈduɾa/
herradura is spelled H-E-R-R-A-D-U-R-A (9 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 25,923rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herradura is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “horseshoe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pieza en forma de "U", construida de hierro, caucho, plástico o cuero, que se clava o adhiere como protección…”.
What does herradura mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehorseshoe
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pieza en forma de "U", construida de hierro, caucho, plástico o cuero, que se clava o adhiere como protección a los cascos de caballerías y, en ocasiones, a las pezuñas de reses y vacunos. 2. Pieza de algún material rápido de improvisar (como cáñamo, esparto o tela) con que se cubren las patas de las bestias cuando se deshierran. 3. Tipo de murciélago cuyos orificios nasales están rodeados por una membrana que se parece a la forma de la herradura₁.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of herradura
- herraduras plural
- ferradura alternative dated
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce herradura?
- /ˌeraˈduɾa/
- [ˌe.raˈð̞u.ɾa]
- [eraˈð̞uɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to herradura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is herradura in Spanish?
herradura appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).