# urethra

> English word · Noun · IPA /jʊəˈɹiːθɹə/ · frequency rank #35,142

## Definitions
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.

## Common misspellings (10)
`ruethra`, `uerthra`, `urehtra`, `urethar`, `urethhra`, `urethrra`, `uretrha`, `uretthra`, `urrethra`, `urtehra`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/urethra