hornacina
[oɾnaˈsina]
The verdict
“hornacina” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,075 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,075
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,569
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hueco que se practica en un muro o en un retablo, y que está coronado por un cuarto de esfera cóncavo. En los templos sirve para recibir una estatua o imagen.
Corpus desk
Index ES-hornacina · hornacina · Spanish
hornacina · rank #82,075 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,075
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,569
- PHOTO-FINISH homogeneizar
Nearest frequency peer: homogeneizar (-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 “hornacina”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- hipotecados
hipotecados
17,934 corpus weight
- homem
homem
17,930 corpus weight
- homogeneizar
homogeneizar
17,928 corpus weight
- hornacina
hornacina
17,926 corpus weight
- huevito
huevito
17,924 corpus weight
- hándicap
hándicap
17,919 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “hornacina” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hornacina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oɾnaˈsina] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #82,075 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “hornacina” en español
Rare enough to double-check
hornacina is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,075 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [oɾnaˈsina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hueco que se practica en un muro o en un retablo, y que está coronado por un cuarto de esfera cóncavo. En los templos sirve para recibir una estatua o imagen.".
Zero misspellings are on record for hornacina in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is hornacina, spelled H-O-R-N-A-C-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Hueco que se practica en un muro o en un retablo, y que está coronado por un cuarto de esfera cóncavo. En los templos sirve para recibir una estatua o imagen.
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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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