erase
[eˈɾase]
The verdict
“erase” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,008 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,008
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de erar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erase |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [eˈɾase] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #60,008 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “erase” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
erase is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,008 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [eˈɾase]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for erase, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 erase, spelled E-R-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de erar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de erar.
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.
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Using “erase”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-R-A-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eˈɾase] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.