externa

/[eksˈt̪eɾna]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,618

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

externa is anSpanishadj. It means: Forma del femenino singular de externo. Pronounced [eksˈt̪eɾna]. It ranks #5,618 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with extra and externo.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for externa is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eksˈt̪eɾna]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,618 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del femenino singular de externo.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for externa, with forms such as "etxerna", "exetrna", and "extenra". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "extra", "externo", "externos", 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 externa, spelled E-X-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 singular de externo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etxerna,exetrna,extenra,exteran,externna,exterrna,extrena,extterna,exxterna,xeterna

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for externa

Misspelling Variants of "externa"

etxerna7exetrna7extenra7exteran7externna8exterrna8extrena7extterna8
Misspelling Variants of "externa"

Frequency rank: #5,618 in Spanish

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 adj, "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 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.