jerarca
[xeˈɾaɾka]
The verdict
“jerarca” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,857 among 7,810 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,857
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,810
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Superior y principal en la jerarquía eclesiástica.
Corpus desk
Index ES-jerarca · jerarca · Spanish
jerarca · rank #67,857 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,857
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,810
- PHOTO-FINISH jirones
Nearest frequency peer: jirones (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “jerarca”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- intrínsecas
intrínsecas
32,156 corpus weight
- ionización
ionización
32,154 corpus weight
- irlandesas
irlandesas
32,153 corpus weight
- jadeando
jadeando
32,148 corpus weight
- jerarca
jerarca
32,144 corpus weight
- jirones
jirones
32,143 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “jerarca” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jerarca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [xeˈɾaɾka] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #67,857 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jerarca” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jerarca is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,857 among 7,810 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [xeˈɾaɾka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for jerarca in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is jerarca, spelled J-E-R-A-R-C-A.
Definition
- 1Superior y principal en la jerarquía eclesiástica.
- 2Por extensión, la persona de mayor jerarquía en un grupo, organización, empresa, etc.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jerarca", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.