Similar words
llagar
llagar is more literary or archaic, to wound and cause sores; herir is the general everyday word for "to wound."
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
ferir
ferir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to wound."
Practice
1 What does herir mean?
to wound
2 Fill the gap: El soldado resultó ___.
Full sentence: El soldado resultó herido. (The soldier was wounded.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches herir?
herir: neutral register, common frequency, medical domain, neutral connotation.