hipérbole

[iˈpeɾβ̞ole]

/[iˈpeɾβ̞ole]/ noun

The verdict

“hipérbole” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,299 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,299
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exageración muy grande e intencional, que consiste en aumentar con el fin de obtener un enunciado más expresivo, como al decir: "Te llamé un millón de veces", "un millón de gracias" o "te doy mil b...

Corpus desk

Index ES-hiperbole · hipérbole · Spanish

hipérbole · rank #50,299 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,299
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hipertrofia

Nearest frequency peer: hipertrofia (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “hipérbole”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “hipérbole” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hipérbole
PropertyValue
Headwordhipérbole
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[iˈpeɾβ̞ole]
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,299
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “hipérbole” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).hipérbolecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “hipertrofia” (#50,298), “hondas” (#50,300), “heterosexualidad” (#50,297). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hipérbole” va en #50,299. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hipérbole is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,299 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [iˈpeɾβ̞ole]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Exageración muy grande e intencional, que consiste en aumentar con el fin de obtener un enunciado más expresivo, como al decir: "Te llamé un millón de veces", "un millón de gracias" o "te doy mil b...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hipérbole, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 hipérbole, spelled H-I-P-É-R-B-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exageración muy grande e intencional, que consiste en aumentar con el fin de obtener un enunciado más expresivo, como al decir: "Te llamé un millón de veces", "un millón de gracias" o "te doy mil besos".

This word in other languages

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 "hipérbole"?
"hipérbole" is spelled H-I-P-É-R-B-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈpeɾβ̞ole].
What does "hipérbole" mean?
As a noun, "hipérbole" means: Exageración muy grande e intencional, que consiste en aumentar con el fin de obtener un enunciado más expresivo, como al decir: "Te llamé un millón de veces", "un millón de gracias" o "te doy mil b...
How do you pronounce "hipérbole"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hipérbole" is [iˈpeɾβ̞ole]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hipérbole" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list