hier

[hir]

/[hir]/ adv

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The verdict

“hier” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,046 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,046
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aquí, acá.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hier · hier · Spanish

hier · rank #81,046 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,046
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hidrológicos

Nearest frequency peer: hidrológicos (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “hier”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “hier” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hier
PropertyValue
Headwordhier
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[hir]
Letters4
Frequency rank#81,046
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “hier” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).hiercae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “hidrológicos” (#81,045), “heráldico” (#81,044), “helo” (#81,042). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hier” va en #81,046. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hier is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,046 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [hir]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aquí, acá.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hier, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is hier, spelled H-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aquí, acá.

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 "hier"?
"hier" is spelled H-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [hir].
What does "hier" mean?
As an adverb, "hier" means: Aquí, acá.
How do you pronounce "hier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hier" is [hir]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hier" come from?
"hier" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

helo#81,042hado#81,034idle#81,058gena#81,009

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list