Which to use
“hieren” and “hierve” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,072
- “hieren” frequency rank
- #28,017
- “hierve” frequency rank
- 63089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hieren | hierve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de herir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de hervir. |
Where the eye mixes hieren and hierve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hieren (CVVCVC) and hierve (CVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: hieren vs hierve
A purely visual mix-up. hieren ([ˈjeɾẽn]) and hierve ([ˈjeɾβ̞e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hieren is recorded at frequency rank #35,072, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈjeɾẽn]. hierve is at rank #28,017, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈjeɾβ̞e].
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 63089, this pair ranks #49,894 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hieren vs hierve
Shared letters: ehir. Private to "hieren": n. Private to "hierve": v.
"hieren" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "hierve" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hieren" for "hierve" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hieren" vs "hierve" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hierve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,894 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hieren" and "hierve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hieren vs hierva". 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 #49,894 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.