# herir vs hervir

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### herir
*verb · IPA [eˈɾiɾ] · frequency rank #12,394*
Abrir, romper, destrozar las carnes de un animal.

### hervir
*verb · IPA [eɾˈβ̞iɾ] · frequency rank #20,067*
Calentarse un líquido hasta comenzar a volverse gaseoso.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/herir-vs-hervir