hera

/ˈɛ.ɾɐ/

//ˈɛ.ɾɐ// noun

The verdict

“hera” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #22,045) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#22,045
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - designação de várias plantas trepadoras

Corpus desk

Index PT-hera · hera · Portuguese

hera · rank #22,045 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,045
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH fundição

Nearest frequency peer: fundição (-6 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “hera”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “hera” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hera vs hey
50% similar
hera vs hora
75% similar
hera vs here
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hera
PropertyValue
Headwordhera
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɛ.ɾɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#22,045
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “hera”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).heracai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “fundição” (#22,039), “Funchal” (#22,038), “fiasco” (#22,035). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “hera” fica em #22,045. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for hera is neighbouring look-alikes ("hey", "hora", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈɛ.ɾɐ/. Frequency #22,045 among 409 “H” headwords. Gloss: "designação de várias plantas trepadoras".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for hera, with forms such as "ehra", "herra", and "hhera". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hey", "hora", "here", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is hera, spelled H-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    designação de várias plantas trepadoras

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehra
  • herra
  • hhera
  • hrea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hera - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ehra2herra1hhera1hrea2
Edit distance from "hera"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hera"?
"hera" is spelled H-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛ.ɾɐ/.
What does "hera" mean?
As a noun, "hera" means: designação de várias plantas trepadoras
What words are commonly confused with "hera"?
"hera" is commonly confused with "hey", "hora", "here". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hera" is /ˈɛ.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hera" come from?
"hera" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hera", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list