hierro

[ˈjero]

/[ˈjero]/ noun

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The verdict

“hierro” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,781. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,781
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Elemento químico con número atómico 26 cuyo símbolo es Fe. Pertenece al grupo de los metales de transición. Es un metal que se conoce desde la prehistoria y tiene propiedades ferromagnéticas (como ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-hierro · hierro · Spanish

hierro · rank #2,781 · 6 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,781
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH ja

Nearest frequency peer: ja (+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 “hierro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hierro” 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).

hierro vs hirió
50% similar
hierro vs huerto
67% similar
hierro vs hierve
67% similar

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

Key facts for hierro
PropertyValue
Headwordhierro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjero]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,781
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “hierro”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).hierrocae 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 “ja” (#2,782), “hablas” (#2,779), “juro” (#2,783). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hierro” va en #2,781. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around hierro (IPA [ˈjero]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,781 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Elemento químico con número atómico 26 cuyo símbolo es Fe. Pertenece al grupo de los metales de transición. Es un metal que se conoce desde la prehistoria y tiene propiedades ferromagnéticas (como ...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for hierro, with forms such as "heirro", "hhierro", and "hiero". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "hirió", "huerto", "hierve", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is hierro, spelled H-I-E-R-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Elemento químico con número atómico 26 cuyo símbolo es Fe. Pertenece al grupo de los metales de transición. Es un metal que se conoce desde la prehistoria y tiene propiedades ferromagnéticas (como imán).

This word in other languages

iron(English)fer(Français)Eisen(Deutsch)ferro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • heirro
  • hhierro
  • hiero
  • hieror
  • hirero
  • iherro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

heirro2hhierro1hiero1hieror2hirero2iherro2
Edit distance from "hierro"

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 "hierro"?
"hierro" is spelled H-I-E-R-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjero].
What does "hierro" mean?
As a noun, "hierro" means: Elemento químico con número atómico 26 cuyo símbolo es Fe. Pertenece al grupo de los metales de transición. Es un metal que se conoce desde la prehistoria y tiene propiedades ferromagnéticas (como ...
What words are commonly confused with "hierro"?
"hierro" is commonly confused with "hirió", "huerto", "hierve". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hierro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hierro" is [ˈjero]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hierro" come from?
"hierro" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

hablas#2,779graves#2,778crecer#2,766saludo#2,805

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

sierra6 variantscopia6 variantsdoce6 variantsflor6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list