however
/haʊˈɛv.ə/
The verdict
“however” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,004 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,004
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,569
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sin embargo, no obstante.
Corpus desk
Index ES-however · however · Spanish
however · rank #84,004 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,004
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,569
- PHOTO-FINISH horripilantes
Nearest frequency peer: horripilantes (-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 “however”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- hipocresías
hipocresías
16,004 corpus weight
- horripilant…
horripilantes
15,998 corpus weight
- however
however
15,997 corpus weight
- huimos
huimos
15,994 corpus weight
- humillaron
humillaron
15,993 corpus weight
- ibais
ibais
15,991 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “however” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | however |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /haʊˈɛv.ə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #84,004 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “however” en español
Rare enough to double-check
however is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,004 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /haʊˈɛv.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
however doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is however, spelled H-O-W-E-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1Sin embargo, no obstante.
- 2En contraste.
- 3En cualquier grado o extensión. Utilizado con un adjetivo o un adverbio.
- 4De cualquier manera que a uno le guste o elija; de una manera accidental o espontánea.
- 5How ever: una forma enfática de how, usada para preguntar de qué manera.
- 6En cualquier caso, de todas maneras, en todo caso.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how however appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He told me not to do it. However, I did it anyway. / I did it anyway, however. / I, however, did it anyway.
She wanted to go; however, she decided against it.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).