Eta
German, noun/ˈeːta/
Eta is spelled E-T-A (3 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 26,796th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eta is a German neuter noun meaning “eta (Greek letter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “siebter Buchstabe des griechischen Alphabets”.
What does Eta mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutereta (Greek letter)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. siebter Buchstabe des griechischen Alphabets
noun: 1. Angehöriger einer niederen japanischen Kaste
noun: 1. ehemalige baskische Separatistenorganisation
abbreviation: 1. Elektrotechnischer Assistent
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Eta
- Etas genitive
- Η symbol uppercase
- η symbol lowercase
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eta?
- /ˈeːta/
- [ˈeːta]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Eta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Eta in German?
Eta appears 1.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).