ebria

[ˈeβ̞ɾja]

/[ˈeβ̞ɾja]/ adj

The verdict

“ebria” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #34,074 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.

#34,074
frequency rank, Spanish
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de ebrio.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ebria vs era
60% similar
ebria vs Eric
40% similar
ebria vs Erik
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ebria
PropertyValue
Headwordebria
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈeβ̞ɾja]
Letters5
Frequency rank#34,074
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ebria” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ebria lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ebria is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeβ̞ɾja]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,074 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del femenino de ebrio.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ebria, with forms such as "beria", "ebbria", and "ebira". 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. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "era", "Eric", "Erik", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ebria, spelled E-B-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de ebrio.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: beria,ebbria,ebira,ebrai,ebrria,erbia,evria

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ebria - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

beria2ebbria1ebira2ebrai2ebrria1erbia2evria1
Edit distance from "ebria"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ebria"?
"ebria" is spelled E-B-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeβ̞ɾja].
What does "ebria" mean?
As an adjective, "ebria" means: Forma del femenino de ebrio.
What words are commonly confused with "ebria"?
"ebria" is commonly confused with "era", "Eric", "Erik". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ebria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ebria" is [ˈeβ̞ɾja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ebria" come from?
"ebria" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “ebria”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-B-R-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈeβ̞ɾja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “era” - see the side-by-side comparison. ebria vs era
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list