-ería

[eˈɾia]

/[eˈɾia]/ suffix

The verdict

“-ería” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma sustantivos femeninos con el significado de "grupo o pluralidad" de lo indicado por la raíz..

Corpus desk

Index ES-eria · -ería · Spanish

-ería · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "-" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for -ería
PropertyValue
Headword-ería
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechSuffix
IPA[eˈɾia]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “-ería” sits in Spanish frequency

-ería falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

-ería is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed [eˈɾia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

-ería has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is -ería, spelled --E-R-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma sustantivos femeninos con el significado de "grupo o pluralidad" de lo indicado por la raíz..
  2. 2
    Forma sustantivos femeninos, a partir de adjetivos, con el significado de "condición o estado" de lo indicado por la raíz, a menudo con matiz despectivo..
  3. 3
    Forma sustantivos femeninos con el significado de "oficio o taller" de un oficio indicado por la raíz..
  4. 4
    Forma sustantivos femeninos con el significado de "acción o expresión típicas" de lo indicado por la raíz, a menudo con matiz despectivo..

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "-ería"?
"-ería" is spelled --E-R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eˈɾia].
What does "-ería" mean?
As a suffix, "-ería" means: Forma sustantivos femeninos con el significado de "grupo o pluralidad" de lo indicado por la raíz..
How do you pronounce "-ería"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "-ería" is [eˈɾia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "-ería" come from?
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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