jerarca

[xeˈɾaɾka]

/[xeˈɾaɾka]/ noun

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)

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.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for jerarca
PropertyValue
Headwordjerarca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xeˈɾaɾka]
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,857
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jerarca” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). jerarca lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Superior y principal en la jerarquía eclesiástica.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, la persona de mayor jerarquía en un grupo, organización, empresa, etc.

Synonyms

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jerarca"?
"jerarca" is spelled J-E-R-A-R-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [xeˈɾaɾka].
What does "jerarca" mean?
As a noun, "jerarca" means: Superior y principal en la jerarquía eclesiástica.
How do you pronounce "jerarca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jerarca" is [xeˈɾaɾka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jerarca" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list