hermano

\eɾ.ˈma.no\

/\eɾ.ˈma.no\/ noun

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The verdict

“hermano” is uncommon French (frequency #91,779 among 109,908 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,779
frequency rank, French
109,908
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Frère, homme qui a le même père et la même mère qu’une autre personne, ou bien seulement un des deux.

Key facts for hermano
PropertyValue
Headwordhermano
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\eɾ.ˈma.no\
Letters7
Frequency rank#91,779
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hermano” sits in French 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). hermano lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hermano is uncommon French at frequency #91,779 among 109,908 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \eɾ.ˈma.no\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

hermano has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is hermano, spelled H-E-R-M-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frère, homme qui a le même père et la même mère qu’une autre personne, ou bien seulement un des deux.
  2. 2
    Frère, homme appartenant à une confrérie.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hermano"?
"hermano" is spelled H-E-R-M-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is \eɾ.ˈma.no\.
What does "hermano" mean?
As a noun, "hermano" means: Frère, homme qui a le même père et la même mère qu’une autre personne, ou bien seulement un des deux.
How do you pronounce "hermano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hermano" is \eɾ.ˈma.no\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hermano" come from?
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Using “hermano”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is H-E-R-M-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \eɾ.ˈma.no\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list