huella

[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eʝa]

/[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“huella” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,070. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,070
frequency rank, Spanish
15,034
“H” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de hollar.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

huella vs hueva
67% similar
huella vs Huila
50% similar
huella vs huelo
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for huella
PropertyValue
Headwordhuella
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eʝa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,070
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “huella” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). huella lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around huella (IPA [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,070 among 15,034 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for huella, with forms such as "heulla", "hhuella", and "huelal". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "hueva", "Huila", "huelo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 huella, spelled H-U-E-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de hollar.
  2. 2
    Señal que deja el pie en el suelo que pisa.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, señal que deja una plancha de imprenta sobre la hoja de papel u otro soporte similar.
  4. 4
    Más generalmente, señal duradera que evidencia un proceso pasado.
  5. 5
    Evidencia o dato que sirve como base para una inferencia.
  6. 6
    Senda abierta por el paso frecuente.
  7. 7
    Danza folclórica de América del Sur, típica de Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Uruguay, bailada a lo largo del siglo XIX y hoy casi extinta.
  8. 8
    Área de la superfice terrestre alcanzada por las transmisiones de un satélite.

Synonyms

pisadahuélligaestampaimprontaimprontamarcarastroalusióníndiceindiciorastroseñal

This word in other languages

footprint(English)trace(Français)Fährte(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: heulla,hhuella,huelal,hulela,uhella

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of huella - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

heulla2hhuella1huelal2hulela2uhella2
Edit distance from "huella"

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 "huella"?
"huella" is spelled H-U-E-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eʝa].
What does "huella" mean?
As a noun, "huella" means: Acción o efecto de hollar.
What words are commonly confused with "huella"?
"huella" is commonly confused with "hueva", "Huila", "huelo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "huella"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "huella" is [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "huella" come from?
"huella" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “huella”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-U-E-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “hueva” - see the side-by-side comparison. huella vs hueva
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list