hilas
[ˈilas]
The verdict
“hilas” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de hilar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hilas |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈilas] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hilas” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hilas is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈilas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de hilar.".
Zero misspellings are on record for hilas in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is hilas, spelled H-I-L-A-S.
Definition
- 1Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de hilar.
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.
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Using “hilas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-I-L-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈilas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.