The RAE confirmed it: this is how “hierbabuena” is officially spelled.

The Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) has concluded the debate over how to spell the word "herbabuena ." In this regard, it was confirmed that there are several correct spellings, even though some people around the world have a preferred spelling. What was the institution's decision?

The Libertad Digital website published on its news portal that, according to the RAE's Pan-Hispanic Dictionary of Doubts , there is currently a widely used spelling of this natural plant with the letter h. Along the same lines, the internationally recognized organization emphasized that the variant yerbabuena is also valid and should be used in only one word. In this regard, they emphasized that it should not be written separately.

What is the Royal Spanish Academy?

In information published directly on its official website, it was indicated that this entity was founded in 1713 with the intention of ensuring that any changes that may occur in the Spanish language do not affect the unity that prevails in the Hispanic world, as stated in its statutes. (See more: These are the 9 majors that are not worth studying in Colombia, according to the IA.) Therefore, its mission is to ensure that these types of developments are preserved and that they maintain their essence over the years, in order to establish standards for their use and correction.

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Likewise, it ensures that the evolution of the language maintains its essence, forged over the centuries, while establishing, disseminating, and contributing to the brilliance of standards of usage and correctness. "To achieve these goals, it will study and promote studies on the history and present of the Spanish language, disseminate literary writings, especially classics, and non-literary writings it deems important for understanding these issues, and strive to keep alive the memory of those who, in Spain or in America, have gloriously cultivated our language," they point out. (More: Dian is there: what happens when you send money from a bank account to your virtual wallet) In this sense, the RAE will maintain a good relationship with the different institutions that make up the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language.