être

[ɛtʁ]

/[ɛtʁ]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“être” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,413), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,413
frequency rank, Spanish
4
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-etre · être · Spanish

être · rank #87,413 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,413
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Ê" thin
  • PHOTO-FINISH zumbar

Nearest frequency peer: zumbar (-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 “être”

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 “être” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for être
PropertyValue
Headwordêtre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛtʁ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#87,413
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “être” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “zumbar” (#87,412), “íntegras” (#87,414), “zor” (#87,411). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

être is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,413, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛtʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ser.".

Zero misspellings are on record for être in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is être, spelled Ê-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ser.

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 "être"?
"être" is spelled Ê-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛtʁ].
What does "être" mean?
As a noun, "être" means: Ser.
How do you pronounce "être"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "être" is [ɛtʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "être" come from?
"être" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

yuso#87,406wrap#87,398Wien#87,394wada#87,390

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list