Eritrea

[eɾiˈt̪ɾea]

/[eɾiˈt̪ɾea]/ name

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The verdict

“Eritrea” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,772. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,772
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - País ubicado en el noreste de África. Limita al oeste con Sudán, al sur con Etiopía, al este con Yibuti y al noreste con el mar Rojo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-eritrea · Eritrea · Spanish

Eritrea · rank #31,772 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,772
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH entrepierna

Nearest frequency peer: entrepierna (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “Eritrea”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “Eritrea” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eritrea
PropertyValue
HeadwordEritrea
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[eɾiˈt̪ɾea]
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,772
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Eritrea”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Eritreacae 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 “entrepierna” (#31,771), “escalando” (#31,773), “Escobedo” (#31,774). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “Eritrea” va en #31,772. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Eritrea (IPA [eɾiˈt̪ɾea]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #31,772 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "País ubicado en el noreste de África. Limita al oeste con Sudán, al sur con Etiopía, al este con Yibuti y al noreste con el mar Rojo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Eritrea, with forms such as "eirtrea", "erirtea", and "eritera". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Eritrea, spelled E-R-I-T-R-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    País ubicado en el noreste de África. Limita al oeste con Sudán, al sur con Etiopía, al este con Yibuti y al noreste con el mar Rojo.

This word in other languages

Eritrea(English)Érythrée(Français)Eritrea(Deutsch)Eritreia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eirtrea
  • erirtea
  • eritera
  • eritrae
  • eritrrea
  • erittrea
  • erritrea
  • ertirea
  • reitrea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eirtrea2erirtea2eritera2eritrae2eritrrea1erittrea1erritrea1ertirea2
Edit distance from "Eritrea"

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 "Eritrea"?
"Eritrea" is spelled E-R-I-T-R-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eɾiˈt̪ɾea].
What does "Eritrea" mean?
As a proper noun, "Eritrea" means: País ubicado en el noreste de África. Limita al oeste con Sudán, al sur con Etiopía, al este con Yibuti y al noreste con el mar Rojo.
What are common misspellings of "Eritrea"?
Common misspellings include "eirtrea", "erirtea", "eritera", "eritrae", "eritrrea". The correct spelling is "Eritrea".
How do you pronounce "Eritrea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eritrea" is [eɾiˈt̪ɾea]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eritrea" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

emerger#31,760extraen#31,786extrañe#31,788Duhalde#31,754

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

futsal9 variantsGarcés9 variantsHilario9 variantshélice9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list