hurón
[uˈɾõn]
The verdict
“hurón” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #57,113 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #57,113
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Mustela putorius furo) Mustélido carnívoro, de pequeño tamaño y cuerpo fusiforme, domesticado desde hace varias generaciones. Tiene las patas cortas, la cola larga como la mitad del cuerpo, la cab...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hurón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [uˈɾõn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #57,113 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hurón” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for hurón is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [uˈɾõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #57,113 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for hurón in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is hurón, spelled H-U-R-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1(Mustela putorius furo) Mustélido carnívoro, de pequeño tamaño y cuerpo fusiforme, domesticado desde hace varias generaciones. Tiene las patas cortas, la cola larga como la mitad del cuerpo, la cabeza pequeña y cónica. Está cubierto de un suave pelaje grisáceo.
- 2Persona que averigua y descubre los secretos.
- 3Persona huraña.
This word in other languages
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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Using “hurón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-U-R-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [uˈɾõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.