hortera

[oɾˈt̪eɾa]

/[oɾˈt̪eɾa]/ adj

The verdict

“hortera” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,855 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,855
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De gusto malo o vulgar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hortera · hortera · Spanish

hortera · rank #72,855 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,855
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hortaliza

Nearest frequency peer: hortaliza (-1 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 “hortera”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hortera
PropertyValue
Headwordhortera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[oɾˈt̪eɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,855
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “hortera” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.horteracae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “hortaliza” (#72,854), “hospedaba” (#72,856), “horrorosas” (#72,853). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hortera” va en #72,855. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hortera is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,855 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [oɾˈt̪eɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De gusto malo o vulgar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hortera, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is hortera, spelled H-O-R-T-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    De gusto malo o vulgar.

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 "hortera"?
"hortera" is spelled H-O-R-T-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [oɾˈt̪eɾa].
What does "hortera" mean?
As an adjective, "hortera" means: De gusto malo o vulgar.
How do you pronounce "hortera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hortera" is [oɾˈt̪eɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hortera" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list