hinchar

/[ĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,634

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

hinchar is aSpanishverb. It means: Llenar y ocupar con aire lo que está vacío, como el odre, la vejiga, los carrillos, etc. Pronounced [ĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]. Often confused with hinchas and hincha.

Key facts for hinchar
PropertyValue
Headwordhinchar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,634
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of hinchar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for hinchar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,634 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for hinchar, with forms such as "hhinchar", "hicnhar", and "hincahr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "hinchas", "hincha", "hinchada", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is hinchar, spelled H-I-N-C-H-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Llenar y ocupar con aire lo que está vacío, como el odre, la vejiga, los carrillos, etc.
  2. 2
    Apoyar activamente, animar, a un club de fútbol en un estadio o terreno deportivo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhinchar,hicnhar,hincahr,hincchar,hincharr,hinchhar,hinchra,hinhcar,hinnchar,hnichar,ihnchar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hinchar

Misspelling Variants of "hinchar"

hhinchar8hicnhar7hincahr7hincchar8hincharr8hinchhar8hinchra7hinhcar7
Misspelling Variants of "hinchar"

Frequency rank: #43,634 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hinchar"?
"hinchar" is spelled H-I-N-C-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ].
What does "hinchar" mean?
As a verb, "hinchar" means: Llenar y ocupar con aire lo que está vacío, como el odre, la vejiga, los carrillos, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "hinchar"?
"hinchar" is commonly confused with "hinchas", "hincha", "hinchada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hinchar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hinchar" is [ĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hinchar" come from?
"hinchar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.