hiragana
[iɾaˈɣ̞ana]
The verdict
“hiragana” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,466 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,466
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 15,034
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Silabario japonés utilizado para representar palabras japonesas, desinencias y partículas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hiragana |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [iɾaˈɣ̞ana] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #97,466 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hiragana” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hiragana is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,466 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [iɾaˈɣ̞ana]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Silabario japonés utilizado para representar palabras japonesas, desinencias y partículas.".
Zero misspellings are on record for hiragana in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is hiragana, spelled H-I-R-A-G-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1Silabario japonés utilizado para representar palabras japonesas, desinencias y partículas.
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.
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Using “hiragana”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-I-R-A-G-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [iɾaˈɣ̞ana] (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.