hojarasca

[oxaˈɾaska]

/[oxaˈɾaska]/ noun

The verdict

“hojarasca” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,317 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,317
frequency rank, Spanish
15,034
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conjunto de hojas secas caídas de los árboles, y que cubren el suelo generalmente en otoño.

Key facts for hojarasca
PropertyValue
Headwordhojarasca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oxaˈɾaska]
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,317
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hojarasca” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hojarasca lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hojarasca is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,317 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [oxaˈɾaska]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

hojarasca doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is hojarasca, spelled H-O-J-A-R-A-S-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de hojas secas caídas de los árboles, y que cubren el suelo generalmente en otoño.
  2. 2
    Demasiada e inútil frondosidad de algunos árboles o plantas.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, cosa inútil o superflua.

Synonyms

serojaserojo

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 "hojarasca"?
"hojarasca" is spelled H-O-J-A-R-A-S-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [oxaˈɾaska].
What does "hojarasca" mean?
As a noun, "hojarasca" means: Conjunto de hojas secas caídas de los árboles, y que cubren el suelo generalmente en otoño.
How do you pronounce "hojarasca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hojarasca" is [oxaˈɾaska]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hojarasca" come from?
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Using “hojarasca”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-O-J-A-R-A-S-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [oxaˈɾaska] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list