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“hereje” and “herejes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,822
“hereje” frequency rank
#31,823
“herejes” frequency rank
63645
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hereje herejes
Definition Persona que va contra uno o varios de los dogmas establecidos de una determinada religión. Forma del plural de hereje.

Where the eye mixes hereje and herejes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
hereje
7 ch
herejes

Why the eye confuses hereje with herejes

A purely visual mix-up. hereje ([eˈɾexe]) and herejes ([eˈɾexes]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “hereje” sits inside “herejes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hereje is recorded at frequency rank #31,822, classified as anoun, pronounced [eˈɾexe]. herejes is at rank #31,823, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eˈɾexes].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 63645, this pair ranks #48,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hereje vs herejes

Shared letters: ehjr. Private to "hereje": -. Private to "herejes": s.

"hereje" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "herejes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • herejeehreje · heerje · hereej · herejje · herjee · herreje · hhereje · hreeje
  • herejesehrejes · heerjes · hereejs · herejess · herejjes · herejse · herjees · herrejes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hereje" and "herejes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eˈɾexe] versus [eˈɾexes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "hereje" or "herejes"?
"hereje" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,822 in our Spanish list, against #31,823 for "herejes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "hereje" and "herejes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hereje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "herejes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #48,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hereje" and "herejes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hereda vs hereje". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #48,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list