externas
[eksˈt̪eɾnas]
The verdict
“externas” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,953 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #8,953
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de externar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | externas |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [eksˈt̪eɾnas] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #8,953 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “externas” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for externas is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eksˈt̪eɾnas]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,953 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de externar.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for externas, with forms such as "etxernas", "exetrnas", and "extenras". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "extras", "externo", "externos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is externas, spelled E-X-T-E-R-N-A-S.
Definition
- 1Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de externar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etxernas,exetrnas,extenras,exterans,externass,externnas,externsa,exterrnas,extrenas,extternas,exxternas,xeternas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of externas - 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.
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.
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Using “externas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-X-T-E-R-N-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eksˈt̪eɾnas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “extras” - see the side-by-side comparison. externas vs extras
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.