hijastra
[iˈxast̪ɾa]
The verdict
“hijastra” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,657 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,657
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 15,034
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino singular de hijastro.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hijastra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [iˈxast̪ɾa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #51,657 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hijastra” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hijastra is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,657 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [iˈxast̪ɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino singular de hijastro.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for hijastra in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is hijastra, spelled H-I-J-A-S-T-R-A.
Definition
- 1Forma del femenino singular de hijastro.
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-I-J-A-S-T-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.