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
1,569
“H” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de hollar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-huella · huella · Spanish

huella · rank #6,070 · 5 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,070
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH huele

Nearest frequency peer: huele (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “huella”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “huella” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

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)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “huella”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).huellacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “huele” (#6,069), “huracán” (#6,071), “honesto” (#6,068). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “huella” va en #6,070. 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 1,569 “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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

indias#6,072hables#6,067jugada#6,074ligero#6,078

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Lara5 variantscreí5 variantstoros5 variantsneta5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list