hoja de afeitar
[ˈoxa ð̞e afejˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“hoja de afeitar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pequeño y delgado rectángulo de metal con dos bordes muy filosos que se usa principalmente para afeitarse la barba, aunque tiene otros usos como cortarse el cabello, afeitarse las piernas, sacar pu...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hoja de afeitar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈoxa ð̞e afejˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hoja de afeitar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hoja de afeitar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈoxa ð̞e afejˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pequeño y delgado rectángulo de metal con dos bordes muy filosos que se usa principalmente para afeitarse la barba, aunque tiene otros usos como cortarse el cabello, afeitarse las piernas, sacar pu...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hoja de afeitar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is hoja de afeitar, spelled H-O-J-A- -D-E- -A-F-E-I-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Pequeño y delgado rectángulo de metal con dos bordes muy filosos que se usa principalmente para afeitarse la barba, aunque tiene otros usos como cortarse el cabello, afeitarse las piernas, sacar punta a un lápiz, etc.
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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 “hoja de afeitar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-O-J-A- -D-E- -A-F-E-I-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈoxa ð̞e afejˈt̪aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.