Himalaya

[imaˈlaʝa]

/[imaˈlaʝa]/ name

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The verdict

“Himalaya” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,681. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,681
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cadena montañosa que se encuentra entre China y la India. En ella se encuentra el Everest, el pico más alto del mundo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-himalaya · Himalaya · Spanish

Himalaya · rank #29,681 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,681
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hidráulicos

Nearest frequency peer: hidráulicos (-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 “Himalaya”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Himalaya” 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
Key facts for Himalaya
PropertyValue
HeadwordHimalaya
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[imaˈlaʝa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,681
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Himalaya”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Himalayacae 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 “hidráulicos” (#29,680), “hondureña” (#29,682), “herencias” (#29,679). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “Himalaya” va en #29,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Himalaya (IPA [imaˈlaʝa]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #29,681 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Cadena montañosa que se encuentra entre China y la India. En ella se encuentra el Everest, el pico más alto del mundo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Himalaya, with forms such as "hhimalaya", "hiamlaya", and "himaalya". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Himalaya, spelled H-I-M-A-L-A-Y-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cadena montañosa que se encuentra entre China y la India. En ella se encuentra el Everest, el pico más alto del mundo.

This word in other languages

Himalayas(English)Himalaya(Français)Himalaja(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhimalaya
  • hiamlaya
  • himaalya
  • himalaay
  • himalayya
  • himallaya
  • himalyaa
  • himlaaya
  • himmalaya
  • hmialaya
  • ihmalaya

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhimalaya1hiamlaya2himaalya2himalaay2himalayya1himallaya1himalyaa2himlaaya2
Edit distance from "Himalaya"

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 "Himalaya"?
"Himalaya" is spelled H-I-M-A-L-A-Y-A. The IPA pronunciation is [imaˈlaʝa].
What does "Himalaya" mean?
As a proper noun, "Himalaya" means: Cadena montañosa que se encuentra entre China y la India. En ella se encuentra el Everest, el pico más alto del mundo.
What are common misspellings of "Himalaya"?
Common misspellings include "hhimalaya", "hiamlaya", "himaalya", "himalaay", "himalayya". The correct spelling is "Himalaya".
How do you pronounce "Himalaya"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Himalaya" is [imaˈlaʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Himalaya" come from?
"Himalaya" 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 "Himalaya", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

golpeaba#29,673funciono#29,664inyectar#29,703exigidos#29,651

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

guerreras11 variantsganaban11 variantsexcluida11 variantslanzaba11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list