hibernación

[iβ̞eɾnaˈsjõn]

/[iβ̞eɾnaˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“hibernación” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #49,702 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#49,702
frequency rank, Spanish
11
letters
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Adaptación de algunas especies animales a condiciones climáticas sumamente bajas, tales como un estado de hipotermia regulada durante algunos días, semanas o meses, lo cual les permite conservar su...

Key facts for hibernación
PropertyValue
Headwordhibernación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[iβ̞eɾnaˈsjõn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#49,702
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hibernación” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hibernación lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for hibernación is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [iβ̞eɾnaˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,702 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Adaptación de algunas especies animales a condiciones climáticas sumamente bajas, tales como un estado de hipotermia regulada durante algunos días, semanas o meses, lo cual les permite conservar su...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for hibernación, with forms such as "hbiernación", "hhibernación", and "hibbernación". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is hibernación, spelled H-I-B-E-R-N-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adaptación de algunas especies animales a condiciones climáticas sumamente bajas, tales como un estado de hipotermia regulada durante algunos días, semanas o meses, lo cual les permite conservar su energía durante el invierno.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hbiernación,hhibernación,hibbernación,hibenración,hiberanción,hibernacción,hibernacinó,hibernaciónn,hibernacóin,hibernaicón,hibernasión,hiberncaión,hibernnación,hiberrnación,hibrenación,hiebrnación,hivernación,ihbernación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hbiernación2hhibernación1hibbernación1hibenración2hiberanción2hibernacción1hibernacinó2hibernaciónn1
Edit distance from "hibernación"

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 "hibernación"?
"hibernación" is spelled H-I-B-E-R-N-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [iβ̞eɾnaˈsjõn].
What does "hibernación" mean?
As a noun, "hibernación" means: Adaptación de algunas especies animales a condiciones climáticas sumamente bajas, tales como un estado de hipotermia regulada durante algunos días, semanas o meses, lo cual les permite conservar su...
What are common misspellings of "hibernación"?
Common misspellings include "hbiernación", "hhibernación", "hibbernación", "hibenración", "hiberanción". The correct spelling is "hibernación".
How do you pronounce "hibernación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hibernación" is [iβ̞eɾnaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hibernación" come from?
"hibernación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “hibernación”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-I-B-E-R-N-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [iβ̞eɾnaˈsjõn] (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
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list