hojuela
[oˈxwela]
The verdict
“hojuela” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fruta de sartén, muy extendida y delgada. Suele hacerse con una masa a base de harina frita en aceite y espolvoreada con azúcar
Corpus desk
Index ES-hojuela · hojuela · Spanish
hojuela · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hojuela |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oˈxwela] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “hojuela” en español
Rare enough to double-check
hojuela is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [oˈxwela]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
hojuela doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is hojuela, spelled H-O-J-U-E-L-A.
Definition
- 1Fruta de sartén, muy extendida y delgada. Suele hacerse con una masa a base de harina frita en aceite y espolvoreada con azúcar
- 2Hollejo o cascarilla que queda de la aceituna molida, y que separada, la vuelven a moler.
- 3Hoja muy delgada, angosta y larga, de oro, plata u otro metal, que sirve para galones, bordados, etc.
- 4Cada una de las hojas que forman parte de otra compuesta.
- 5Filloa.
- 6Variedad de cereal, deshidratado, empleado en la preparación de diversas sopas y postres lácteos.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hojuela appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Y la casa de Israel lo llamó maná; y era como simiente de culantro, blanco, y su sabor como de hojuelas con miel».
«Beatriz fuese a mirar por la rendija de una puerta, temiendo que su padre se presentase; y, después de apostar en aquel sitio al alférez, adelantose hacia la ventana, de modo que toda la hojuela de oro y el abalorio de su vestido rebullese en la luz».
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.