externa

[eksˈt̪eɾna]

/[eksˈt̪eɾna]/ adj

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The verdict

“externa” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,618. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,618
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino singular de externo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-externa · externa · Spanish

externa · rank #5,618 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,618
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH explotar

Nearest frequency peer: explotar (-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 “externa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “externa” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

externa vs extra
71% similar
externa vs externo
86% similar
externa vs externos
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for externa
PropertyValue
Headwordexterna
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[eksˈt̪eɾna]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,618
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “externa”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).externacae 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 “explotar” (#5,617), “fantasma” (#5,619), “expedición” (#5,616). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “externa” va en #5,618. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around externa (IPA [eksˈt̪eɾna]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,618 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del femenino singular de externo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for externa, with forms such as "etxerna", "exetrna", and "extenra". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "extra", "externo", "externos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 externa, spelled E-X-T-E-R-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino singular de externo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxerna
  • exetrna
  • extenra
  • exteran
  • externna
  • exterrna
  • extrena
  • extterna
  • exxterna
  • xeterna

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of externa - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

etxerna2exetrna2extenra2exteran2externna1exterrna1extrena2extterna1
Edit distance from "externa"

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 "externa"?
"externa" is spelled E-X-T-E-R-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eksˈt̪eɾna].
What does "externa" mean?
As an adjective, "externa" means: Forma del femenino singular de externo.
What words are commonly confused with "externa"?
"externa" is commonly confused with "extra", "externo", "externos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "externa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "externa" is [eksˈt̪eɾna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "externa" come from?
"externa" 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 "externa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list