eterna

/[eˈt̪eɾna]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,182

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

eterna is anSpanishadj. It means: Forma del femenino de eterno. Pronounced [eˈt̪eɾna]. It ranks #6,182 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with eterno and externa.

Key facts for eterna
PropertyValue
Headwordeterna
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[eˈt̪eɾna]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,182
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of eterna in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for eterna is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eˈt̪eɾna]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,182 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del femenino de eterno.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for eterna, with forms such as "eetrna", "etenra", and "eteran". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "eterno", "externa", "externo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is eterna, spelled E-T-E-R-N-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de eterno.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eetrna,etenra,eteran,eternna,eterrna,etrena,etterna,teerna

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for eterna

Misspelling Variants of "eterna"

eetrna6etenra6eteran6eternna7eterrna7etrena6etterna7teerna6
Misspelling Variants of "eterna"

Frequency rank: #6,182 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eterna"?
"eterna" is spelled E-T-E-R-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eˈt̪eɾna].
What does "eterna" mean?
As an adj, "eterna" means: Forma del femenino de eterno.
What words are commonly confused with "eterna"?
"eterna" is commonly confused with "eterno", "externa", "externo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eterna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eterna" is [eˈt̪eɾna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eterna" come from?
"eterna" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.