sarna

[ˈsaɾna]

/[ˈsaɾna]/ noun

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

The verdict

“sarna” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,746. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,746
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfermedad de la piel causada por el arador (Sarcoptes scabiei), un ácaro parásito, que penetra y progresa bajo la piel produciendo hinchazones y comezón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sarna · sarna · Spanish

sarna · rank #35,746 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,746
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sanación

Nearest frequency peer: sanación (-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 “sarna”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sarna” 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).

sarna vs sera
60% similar
sarna vs sena
60% similar
sarna vs sura
60% similar

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

Key facts for sarna
PropertyValue
Headwordsarna
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsaɾna]
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,746
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sarna”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sarnacae 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 “sanación” (#35,745), “salvemos” (#35,744), “separaba” (#35,748). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sarna” va en #35,746. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around sarna (IPA [ˈsaɾna]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,746 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Enfermedad de la piel causada por el arador (Sarcoptes scabiei), un ácaro parásito, que penetra y progresa bajo la piel produciendo hinchazones y comezón.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for sarna, with forms such as "asrna", "saran", and "sarnna". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sera", "sena", "sura", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is sarna, spelled S-A-R-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enfermedad de la piel causada por el arador (Sarcoptes scabiei), un ácaro parásito, que penetra y progresa bajo la piel produciendo hinchazones y comezón.

Synonyms

escabiosiszarate

This word in other languages

scabies(English)Krätze(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asrna
  • saran
  • sarnna
  • sarrna
  • srana
  • ssarna

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sarna - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

asrna2saran2sarnna1sarrna1srana2ssarna1
Edit distance from "sarna"

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 "sarna"?
"sarna" is spelled S-A-R-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsaɾna].
What does "sarna" mean?
As a noun, "sarna" means: Enfermedad de la piel causada por el arador (Sarcoptes scabiei), un ácaro parásito, que penetra y progresa bajo la piel produciendo hinchazones y comezón.
What words are commonly confused with "sarna"?
"sarna" is commonly confused with "sera", "sena", "sura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sarna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sarna" is [ˈsaɾna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sarna" come from?
"sarna" 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 "sarna", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sacha#35,738reuní#35,731Stacy#35,769ramen#35,714

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

vudú6 variantsagria6 variantsmuse6 variantsMaipo6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list