jerarca
Spanish, noun/xeˈɾaɾka/
jerarca is spelled J-E-R-A-R-C-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 67,533rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jerarca is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “leader; chief” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Superior y principal en la jerarquía eclesiástica”.
What does jerarca mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineleader; chief
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Superior y principal en la jerarquía eclesiástica. 2. Por extensión, la persona de mayor jerarquía en un grupo, organización, empresa, etc.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jerarca
- jerarcas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jerarca?
- /xeˈɾaɾka/
- [xeˈɾaɾ.ka]
- [xeˈɾaɾka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jerarca in Spanish?
jerarca appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).