Elena Herraiz

Elena Herraiz
Herraiz on Cifras y letras in January 2025
Born
Elena Herraiz Medina

(1992-11-11) 11 November 1992
Guadalajara, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain
Education
Occupations
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2019–present
GenreLinguistics
Subscribers946 thousand
Views146.1 million
Last updated: 31 August 2026
Websitelinguriosa.com

Elena Herraiz Medina (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈlena eˈrajθ meˈðina]; born 11 November 1992), known online as Linguriosa (pronounced [liŋɡuˈɾjosa]), is a Spanish YouTuber, linguistic popularizer and Spanish-language teacher.[1][4] Since 2024, she has appeared on the TV programme Cifras y letras.

Early life and career

A native of Guadalajara, Herraiz graduated in Translation and Interpreting at the University of Valladolid in 2015, specializing in English and German, and went on to pursue a master's degree at the University of Alcalá, becoming a teacher of Spanish as a second language. She moved to Berlin for five years to teach Spanish.[2][5]

In September 2019, she started the YouTube channel Linguriosa (a portmanteau of lingüista curiosa, 'curious linguist'),[6] originally dedicated to sharing teaching methods for Spanish grammar, but where she now deals with linguistic doubts and focuses on Spanish language history and etymology.[1][4][7]

In early 2024, Herraiz began collaborating on the Televisión Española game show Cifras y letras (the Spanish version of Des chiffres et des lettres), broadcast on La 2, as a language expert.[1][4][8] She also started a joint podcast with YouTube medical popularizer Sandra Ortonobes (La Hiperactina), titled Tú de ciencias y yo de letras.[9][10]

In 2026, she launched her own language courses outside of her YouTube activity, with subscribers being eligible for ECTS university credits.[11]

Recognition

In 2024, Herraiz was awarded the Dissemination Award (Premio a la Divulgación) at the Premios Archiletras de la Lengua. In 2026, Six magazine included her in its list of the "100 LGBTQ+ personalities of the year".[11]

Personal life

Herraiz is a vegetarian.[12] She is openly lesbian[11] and has a girlfriend.[12][13] As of March 2025, she lives in A Coruña.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Retuerta, Beatriz (17 February 2024). "Elena Herraiz, la lingüista de Guadalajara que ha saltado de las redes a la televisión". El Español (in European Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 Meneses, Nacho (27 March 2025). "Elena Herraiz, 'Linguriosa': 'Si no hubiera fenómenos que cambian la lengua, estaríamos hablando igual que hace 1.000 años. Pero no es así'". El País (in European Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Mesa, Carles (21 May 2024). "Elena Herraiz, la experta en lengua española de 'Cifras y letras'". Gente despierta (in European Spanish). RTVE. Retrieved 28 September 2025 – via RNE.
  4. 1 2 3 Morales, Manuel (11 January 2024). "Linguriosa, divulgadora lingüística en YouTube: 'La lengua la hacemos los hablantes, no ninguna academia'". El País (in European Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "La alcarreña y 'linguriosa' Elena Herraiz, en el nuevo Cifras y Letras". Nueva Alcarria (in European Spanish). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Rada, Javier (12 July 2024). "Elena Herraiz, Linguriosa: 'A la gente le gusta muchísimo el castellano medieval'". ElDiario.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "El boom de la Linguriosa: la youtuber española que juega con las palabras y le saca la lengua a la santísima RAE..." Publimetro Chile (in Spanish). 6 October 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Elena Herraiz y las curiosidades del español". www.adoptauntio.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  9. ↑ Herraiz, Elena [@_linguriosa_]; (2 February 2024). "Os presentamos ✨TÚ DE CIENCIAS Y YO DE LETRAS✨" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2024 – via Instagram.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. 1 2 Vidal, María (15 March 2025). "Elena Herraiz, «Linguriosa»: «La gente se mete con los que dicen 'murciégalo', y en realidad era la forma original»". La Voz de Galicia (in European Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 Tenza, Alba (24 June 2026). "100 personajes LGTBI del año: Elena Herraiz". Revista SIX - El medio LGTBI de Vocento (in European Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  12. 1 2 Herraiz, Elena (25 June 2023). 🏳️‍🌈Si son GAYS, NO lo llames MATRIMONIO (in European Spanish). Event occurs at 1:57. Retrieved 5 November 2024 – via YouTube.
  13. ↑ Herraiz, Elena [@_linguriosa_]; (28 June 2024). "❤️🧡💛💚💙💜" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2024 – via Instagram.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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