hibernar
[iβ̞eɾˈnaɾ]
The verdict
“hibernar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,461 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,461
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 15,034
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Entrar en estado de hibernación para sobrevivir al invierno.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hibernar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [iβ̞eɾˈnaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #97,461 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hibernar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hibernar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,461 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [iβ̞eɾˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entrar en estado de hibernación para sobrevivir al invierno.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hibernar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is hibernar, spelled H-I-B-E-R-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1Entrar en estado de hibernación para sobrevivir al invierno.
This word in other languages
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 “hibernar”
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-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [iβ̞eɾˈnaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.