ella

[ˈeʝa]

/[ˈeʝa]/ pron

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The verdict

“ella” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #144) as a pronoun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#144
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
2
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativo y preposicional del pronombre personal de la tercera persona del singular en el género femenino. Con preposición empléase también en los casos oblicuos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ella · ella · Spanish

ella · rank #144 · 2 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #144
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 2 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH aquí

Nearest frequency peer: aquí (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “ella”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “ella” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

ella vs era
50% similar
ella vs esa
50% similar
ella vs Eva
25% similar

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

Key facts for ella
PropertyValue
Headwordella
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[ˈeʝa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#144
Misspellings tracked2
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “ella” en la frecuencia del español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ellacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “aquí” (#143), “él” (#142), “sí” (#146). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ella is neighbouring look-alikes ("era", "esa", …), not just typos; it is apronoun pronounced [ˈeʝa]. Frequency #144 among 5,243 “E” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 2 likely wrong-spelling variants for ella, including "elal" and "lela". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "era", "esa", "Eva", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ella, spelled E-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativo y preposicional del pronombre personal de la tercera persona del singular en el género femenino. Con preposición empléase también en los casos oblicuos.
  2. 2
    Precedida esta voz de las personas del verbo ser, fue, es o será y de algún adverbio de tiempo, como aquí, ahí, allí, ahora, luego, mañana, etc., o de nombre que lo denote, como lunes, martes, etc, alude indeterminadamente, pero con sentido ponderativo, al conflicto o lance grave o apurado que ocurrió o habrá de ocurrir en el tiempo que con tales adverbios o nombres se indique. Aquí, ahí, o allí, fue, o será ELLA; ahora es ELLA; después, o el lunes, será ELLA.

This word in other languages

she(English)elle(Français)sie(Deutsch)ela(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elal
  • lela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ella - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

elal2lela2
Edit distance from "ella"

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 "ella"?
"ella" is spelled E-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeʝa].
What does "ella" mean?
As a pronoun, "ella" means: Nominativo y preposicional del pronombre personal de la tercera persona del singular en el género femenino. Con preposición empléase también en los casos oblicuos.
What words are commonly confused with "ella"?
"ella" is commonly confused with "era", "esa", "Eva". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ella"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ella" is [ˈeʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ella" come from?
"ella" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aquí#143sido#141casa#136dice#152

What to do next

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  • "ella" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "era". View pair
  • 2 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #144 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Spanish words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse

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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