urethra

/jʊəˈɹiːθɹə/

//jʊəˈɹiːθɹə// noun

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"urethra" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“urethra” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,142. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,142
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The tube through which urine exits the body and, in male placental mammals, through which semen is ejaculated.

Corpus desk

Index EN-urethra · urethra · English

urethra · rank #35,142 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,142
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH upping

Nearest frequency peer: upping (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “urethra”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “urethra” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for urethra
PropertyValue
Headwordurethra
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/jʊəˈɹiːθɹə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,142
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “urethra”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).urethralands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “upping” (#35,141), “untested” (#35,140), “Uzbek” (#35,144). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “urethra” is #35,142. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around urethra (IPA /jʊəˈɹiːθɹə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,142 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The tube through which urine exits the body and, in male placental mammals, through which semen is ejaculated.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for urethra, with forms such as "ruethra", "uerthra", and "urehtra". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra, “the passage for urine”), from οὐρέω (ouréō, “to make water”). Recorded in English since 1634. The correct English form is urethra, spelled U-R-E-T-H-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    The tube through which urine exits the body and, in male placental mammals, through which semen is ejaculated.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra, “the passage for urine”), from οὐρέω (ouréō, “to make water”). Recorded in English since 1634.

This word in other languages

uretra(Español)urètre(Français)Harnröhre(Deutsch)uretra(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ruethra
  • uerthra
  • urehtra
  • urethar
  • urethhra
  • urethrra
  • uretrha
  • uretthra
  • urrethra
  • urtehra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of urethra - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ruethra2uerthra2urehtra2urethar2urethhra1urethrra1uretrha2uretthra1
Edit distance from "urethra"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "urethra"?
"urethra" is spelled U-R-E-T-H-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /jʊəˈɹiːθɹə/.
What does "urethra" mean?
As a noun, "urethra" means: The tube through which urine exits the body and, in male placental mammals, through which semen is ejaculated.
What are common misspellings of "urethra"?
Common misspellings include "ruethra", "uerthra", "urehtra", "urethar", "urethhra". The correct spelling is "urethra".
How do you pronounce "urethra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "urethra" is /jʊəˈɹiːθɹə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "urethra"?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra, “the passage for urine”), from οὐρέω (ouréō, “to make water”). Recorded in English since 1634. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "urethra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

uncalled10 variantsYoshida10 variantszephyr10 variantsamiable10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list