otra

/[ˈot̪ɾa]/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#106

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

otra is anSpanishadj. It means: Forma del femenino de otro. Pronounced [ˈot̪ɾa]. It ranks #106 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with our and otro.

Key facts for otra
PropertyValue
Headwordotra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈot̪ɾa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#106
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for otra is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈot̪ɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #106 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del femenino de otro.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for otra, with forms such as "orta", "otar", and "otrra". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "our", "otro", "otto", 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 otra, spelled O-T-R-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 otro.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: orta,otar,otrra,ottra,tora

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for otra

Misspelling Variants of "otra"

orta4otar4otrra5ottra5tora4
Misspelling Variants of "otra"

Frequency rank: #106 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "otra"?
"otra" is spelled O-T-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈot̪ɾa].
What does "otra" mean?
As an adj, "otra" means: Forma del femenino de otro.
What words are commonly confused with "otra"?
"otra" is commonly confused with "our", "otro", "otto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "otra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "otra" is [ˈot̪ɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "otra" come from?
"otra" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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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.