herrar
[eˈraɾ]
The verdict
“herrar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poner, clavar o adherir, a modo de protección, las herraduras (piezas en forma de "U") a los cascos de caballerías o los callos (chapas de refuerzo) a las pezuñas de reses y vacunos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-herrar · herrar · Spanish
herrar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | herrar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [eˈraɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “herrar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
herrar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [eˈraɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for herrar in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented 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 herrar, spelled H-E-R-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Poner, clavar o adherir, a modo de protección, las herraduras (piezas en forma de "U") a los cascos de caballerías o los callos (chapas de refuerzo) a las pezuñas de reses y vacunos.
- 2Marcar o señalar con un fierro o hierro candente, generalmente a animales u objetos, para indicar su origen, propiedad, o distinción. En el pasado, se hacía también con algunos seres humanos (esclavos, delincuentes, pecadores y otros).
- 3Cubrir, reforzar, guarnecer o revestir con hierro.
- 4Poner a alguien ciertos objetos de hierro diseñados para apresar o impedir el movimiento libre, tales como grillos, cadenas, etc.
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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.