hortelano
[oɾt̪eˈlano]
The verdict
“hortelano” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #49,710 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #49,710
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a las huertas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hortelano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [oɾt̪eˈlano] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #49,710 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hortelano” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for hortelano is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oɾt̪eˈlano]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,710 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que pertenece o concierne a las huertas.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for hortelano, with forms such as "hhortelano", "horetlano", and "horrtelano". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is hortelano, spelled H-O-R-T-E-L-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1Que pertenece o concierne a las huertas.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hhortelano,horetlano,horrtelano,hortealno,hortelanno,hortelaon,hortellano,hortelnao,hortleano,horttelano,hotrelano,hrotelano,ohrtelano
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hortelano - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “hortelano”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-O-R-T-E-L-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [oɾt̪eˈlano] (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.