Erra

[ˈera]

/[ˈera]/ name

The verdict

“Erra” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,230 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,230
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apellido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-erra · Erra · Spanish

Erra · rank #59,230 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,230
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH eren

Nearest frequency peer: eren (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Erra”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Erra” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erra
PropertyValue
HeadwordErra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈera]
Letters4
Frequency rank#59,230
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Erra” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Erracae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “eren” (#59,229), “escalinatas” (#59,231), “equívoco” (#59,228). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “Erra” va en #59,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erra is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,230 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈera]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Erra, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Erra, spelled E-R-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido.

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 "Erra"?
"Erra" is spelled E-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈera].
What does "Erra" mean?
As a proper noun, "Erra" means: Apellido.
How do you pronounce "Erra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erra" is [ˈera]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erra" come from?
"Erra" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list