Jerusalén

/[xeɾusaˈlẽn]/ name

The verdict

“Jerusalén” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,581 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#7,581
frequency rank, Spanish
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Ciudad capital de Israel, cuyo estatus está disputado, dividida entre este último estado y con su parte oriental reclamada por Palestina.

Key facts for Jerusalén
PropertyValue
HeadwordJerusalén
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[xeɾusaˈlẽn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,581
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Jerusalén” 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). Jerusalén lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Jerusalén is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xeɾusaˈlẽn]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,581 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ciudad capital de Israel, cuyo estatus está disputado, dividida entre este último estado y con su parte oriental reclamada por Palestina.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jerusalén, with forms such as "ejrusalén", "jerrusalén", and "jersualén". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Jerusalem", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is Jerusalén, spelled J-E-R-U-S-A-L-É-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad capital de Israel, cuyo estatus está disputado, dividida entre este último estado y con su parte oriental reclamada por Palestina.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ejrusalén,jerrusalén,jersualén,jeruaslén,jerusallén,jerusalné,jerusalénn,jerusaéln,jeruslaén,jerussalén,jeursalén,jjerusalén,jreusalén

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Jerusalén"

ejrusalén2jerrusalén1jersualén2jeruaslén2jerusallén1jerusalné2jerusalénn1jerusaéln2
Edit distance from "Jerusalén"

Frequency rank: #7,581 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Jerusalén"?
"Jerusalén" is spelled J-E-R-U-S-A-L-É-N. The IPA pronunciation is [xeɾusaˈlẽn].
What does "Jerusalén" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jerusalén" means: Ciudad capital de Israel, cuyo estatus está disputado, dividida entre este último estado y con su parte oriental reclamada por Palestina.
What words are commonly confused with "Jerusalén"?
"Jerusalén" is commonly confused with "Jerusalem". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Jerusalén"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jerusalén" is [xeɾusaˈlẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jerusalén" come from?
"Jerusalén" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Jerusalén”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is J-E-R-U-S-A-L-É-N — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [xeɾusaˈlẽn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Jerusalem” — see the side-by-side comparison. Jerusalén vs Jerusalem
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.