huir

[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iɾ]

/[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“huir” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,796. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,796
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alejarse deprisa de un peligro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-huir · huir · Spanish

huir · rank #4,796 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,796
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH gritar

Nearest frequency peer: gritar (-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 “huir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “huir” 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).

huir vs huy
50% similar
huir vs hun
50% similar
huir vs hut
50% similar

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

Key facts for huir
PropertyValue
Headwordhuir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iɾ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#4,796
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “huir”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).huircae 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 “gritar” (#4,795), “inglesa” (#4,797), “grasa” (#4,794). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “huir” va en #4,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around huir (IPA [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,796 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for huir, with forms such as "hhuir", "hiur", and "huirr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "huy", "hun", "hut", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is huir, spelled H-U-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alejarse deprisa de un peligro.
  2. 2
    Alejarse o acabar algo.
  3. 3
    Evadir un asunto, desentenderse del mismo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how huir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ¡Ay, no! Mis papás ya se han enterado de mi embarazo; tengo que huir.
  2. La primavera ha huido.

Synonyms

escaparlargarsefugarsemarcharseahuecar el alaevadirsepirárselas

This word in other languages

flee(English)fuir(Français)fliehen(Deutsch)fugir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhuir
  • hiur
  • huirr
  • huri
  • uhir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of huir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhuir1hiur2huirr1huri2uhir2
Edit distance from "huir"

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 "huir"?
"huir" is spelled H-U-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iɾ].
What does "huir" mean?
As a verb, "huir" means: Alejarse deprisa de un peligro.
What words are commonly confused with "huir"?
"huir" is commonly confused with "huy", "hun", "hut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "huir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "huir" is [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "huir" come from?
"huir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mail#4,803Mary#4,805maíz#4,806oral#4,813

Similar misspelling depth

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

time5 variantsVeas5 variantspozo5 variantsalmas5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list