eta
Spanish, noun/ˈeta/
eta is spelled E-T-A (3 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,928th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “eta; the Greek letter Η, η” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Nombre de la "e" larga del alfabeto griego”.
What does eta mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineeta; the Greek letter Η, η
suffix
- 1
femininealternative form of -ete; forms diminutives from nouns and adjectives, or gives a particularizing sense
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nombre de la "e" larga del alfabeto griego.
suffix: 1. Forma del femenino de -ete.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of eta
- etas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce eta?
- /ˈeta/
- [ˈe.t̪a]
- [ˈet̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to eta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is eta in Spanish?
eta appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).