hierba

[ˈjeɾβ̞a]

/[ˈjeɾβ̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“hierba” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,172. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,172
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Planta cuyo tallo, raíz y ramaje no presentan lignificación, es decir, carecen de las estructuras leñosas típicas de la madera en árboles y arbustos. La estructura herbácea es independiente de la d...

Corpus desk

Index ES-hierba · hierba · Spanish

hierba · rank #7,172 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,172
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hermosos

Nearest frequency peer: hermosos (-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 “hierba”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hierba” 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).

hierba vs hiere
67% similar
hierba vs hierro
67% similar
hierba vs huerta
67% similar

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

Key facts for hierba
PropertyValue
Headwordhierba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjeɾβ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,172
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “hierba”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).hierbacae 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 “hermosos” (#7,171), “homosexual” (#7,173), “gobernante” (#7,170). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hierba” va en #7,172. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around hierba (IPA [ˈjeɾβ̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,172 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for hierba, with forms such as "heirba", "hhierba", and "hiebra". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "hiere", "hierro", "huerta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is hierba, spelled H-I-E-R-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Planta cuyo tallo, raíz y ramaje no presentan lignificación, es decir, carecen de las estructuras leñosas típicas de la madera en árboles y arbustos. La estructura herbácea es independiente de la duración del ciclo de vida de la planta; muchas hierbas son vivaces, perdiendo las partes tiernas en invierno pero brotando nuevamente a partir de un bulbo o rizoma todos los años, mientras que otras son perennes.
  2. 2
    Por antonomasia, las gramíneas que recubren el suelo en las praderas o parques.
  3. 3
    Planta cuyas hojas o partes tiernas se emplean en gastronomía, para bebidas o condimento, independientemente de si la planta en sí es herbácea.
  4. 4
    Planta cuyas hojas se consumen como fármaco o droga, en especial la marihuana.
  5. 5
    Por extensión, preparado medicinal o recreativo elaborado con estas hojas.
  6. 6
    Unidad de años de vida, para los animales herbívoros que se crían en los pastos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how hierba appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Esa cabra de allá tiene cinco hierbas.

Synonyms

año

This word in other languages

grass(English)herbe(Français)Gras(Deutsch)erva(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • heirba
  • hhierba
  • hiebra
  • hierab
  • hierbba
  • hierrba
  • hireba
  • iherba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hierba - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

heirba2hhierba1hiebra2hierab2hierbba1hierrba1hireba2iherba2
Edit distance from "hierba"

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 "hierba"?
"hierba" is spelled H-I-E-R-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjeɾβ̞a].
What does "hierba" mean?
As a noun, "hierba" means: Planta cuyo tallo, raíz y ramaje no presentan lignificación, es decir, carecen de las estructuras leñosas típicas de la madera en árboles y arbustos. La estructura herbácea es independiente de la d...
What words are commonly confused with "hierba"?
"hierba" is commonly confused with "hiere", "hierro", "huerta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hierba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hierba" is [ˈjeɾβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hierba" come from?
"hierba" 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 "hierba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Julián#7,181emitió#7,153matado#7,192multas#7,198

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

bruto8 variantstrucos8 variantsatento8 variantsvinos8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list