hojear

[oxeˈaɾ]

/[oxeˈaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“hojear” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,227 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,227
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pasar hojas de un libro o texto en papel, generalmente para dar una revisión rápida.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hojear · hojear · Spanish

hojear · rank #79,227 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,227
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hitachi

Nearest frequency peer: Hitachi (-2 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 “hojear”

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 “hojear” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hojear
PropertyValue
Headwordhojear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[oxeˈaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,227
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “hojear” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Hitachi” (#79,225), “hospedan” (#79,229), “histerectomía” (#79,224). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hojear” va en #79,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hojear is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,227 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [oxeˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pasar hojas de un libro o texto en papel, generalmente para dar una revisión rápida.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for hojear in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is hojear, spelled H-O-J-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pasar hojas de un libro o texto en papel, generalmente para dar una revisión rápida.

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 "hojear"?
"hojear" is spelled H-O-J-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [oxeˈaɾ].
What does "hojear" mean?
As a verb, "hojear" means: Pasar hojas de un libro o texto en papel, generalmente para dar una revisión rápida.
How do you pronounce "hojear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hojear" is [oxeˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hojear" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list