hierra
[ˈjera]
The verdict
“hierra” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de ferrar, herrar o marcar el ganado con un fierro candente.
Corpus desk
Index ES-hierra · hierra · Spanish
hierra · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hierra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈjera] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “hierra” en español
Rare enough to double-check
hierra is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjera]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
hierra has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is hierra, spelled H-I-E-R-R-A.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de ferrar, herrar o marcar el ganado con un fierro candente.
- 2Temporada o periodo en que se realiza la marcación del ganado.
- 3Fiesta rural que se celebra alrededor de la actividad de marcar el ganado.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hierra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La fiesta de la hierra termina con un baile, que casi siempre se realiza al cencerreo de dos o tres guitarras
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.