herrería

[ereˈɾia]

/[ereˈɾia]/ noun

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The verdict

“herrería” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,954. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,954
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oficina en que se funde o forja y se labra el hierro en grueso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-herreria · herrería · Spanish

herrería · rank #41,954 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,954
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hesse

Nearest frequency peer: Hesse (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “herrería”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “herrería” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

herrería vs Herrero
63% similar
herrería vs Herreros
63% similar
herrería vs Herrera
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for herrería
PropertyValue
Headwordherrería
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ereˈɾia]
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,954
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “herrería”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.herreríacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Hesse” (#41,955), “hackearon” (#41,952), “Hiedra” (#41,956). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “herrería” va en #41,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around herrería (IPA [ereˈɾia]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,954 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for herrería, with forms such as "ehrrería", "hererría", and "herería". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Herrero", "Herreros", "Herrera", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is herrería, spelled H-E-R-R-E-R-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Oficina en que se funde o forja y se labra el hierro en grueso.
  2. 2
    Oficio de herrero.
  3. 3
    Taller de herrero.
  4. 4
    Ruido acompañado de confusión y desorden; como el que se hace cuando algunos riñen o se acuchillan.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehrrería
  • hererría
  • herería
  • herreraí
  • herrerría
  • herreíra
  • herrreía
  • hherrería
  • hrerería

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of herrería - 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.

ehrrería2hererría2herería1herreraí2herrerría1herreíra2herrreía2hherrería1
Edit distance from "herrería"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "herrería"?
"herrería" is spelled H-E-R-R-E-R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ereˈɾia].
What does "herrería" mean?
As a noun, "herrería" means: Oficina en que se funde o forja y se labra el hierro en grueso.
What words are commonly confused with "herrería"?
"herrería" is commonly confused with "Herrero", "Herreros", "Herrera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "herrería"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herrería" is [ereˈɾia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herrería" come from?
"herrería" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "herrería", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

habladas#41,951habanero#41,950gástrico#41,949grotesca#41,945

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Giselle9 variantsgarcha9 variantsinflar9 variantslegacy9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list