Which to use
“hierva” and “hierve” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,052
- “hierva” frequency rank
- #28,017
- “hierve” frequency rank
- 77069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hierva | hierve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de hervir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de hervir. |
Where the eye mixes hierva and hierve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hierva and hierve follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hierva vs hierve
A purely visual mix-up. hierva ([ˈjeɾβ̞a]) 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 differ by a single letter - a in “hierva” becomes e in “hierve”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hierva is recorded at frequency rank #49,052, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈjeɾβ̞a]. 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 77069, this pair ranks #16,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hierva vs hierve
Shared letters: ehirv. Private to "hierva": a. Private to "hierve": -.
"hierva" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "hierve" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hierva" and "hierve" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hierva" vs "hierve" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hierva" 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 #16,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hierva" and "hierve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hidra 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 #16,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.