Similar words
cofradía
cofradía and hermandad are close synonyms for a religious "brotherhood," a confraternity, interchangeable.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
confraria
confraria is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "brotherhood."
Portuguese
irmandade
irmandade is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "brotherhood."
Practice
1 What does hermandad mean?
brotherhood
2 Fill the gap: Pertenece a una ___ religiosa.
Full sentence: Pertenece a una hermandad religiosa. (He belongs to a religious brotherhood.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches hermandad?
hermandad: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.