terna

[ˈt̪eɾna]

/[ˈt̪eɾna]/ noun

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The verdict

“terna” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,872. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,872
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El conjunto de las tres personas que son propuestas a una autoridad para que designe a una de entre ellas en una función o empleo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-terna · terna · Spanish

terna · rank #33,872 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,872
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH teológico

Nearest frequency peer: teológico (-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 “terna”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “terna” 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).

terna vs tra
60% similar
terna vs tira
60% similar
terna vs tina
60% similar

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

Key facts for terna
PropertyValue
Headwordterna
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪eɾna]
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,872
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “terna”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ternacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “teológico” (#33,871), “Terán” (#33,873), “tendientes” (#33,870). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “terna” va en #33,872. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around terna (IPA [ˈt̪eɾna]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,872 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for terna, with forms such as "etrna", "tenra", and "teran". 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, "tra", "tira", "tina", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is terna, spelled T-E-R-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    El conjunto de las tres personas que son propuestas a una autoridad para que designe a una de entre ellas en una función o empleo.
  2. 2
    Conjunto de tres componentes.
  3. 3
    Pareja de tres puntos, en el juego de dados.
  4. 4
    Cada juego o conjunto de dados con que se juega.
  5. 5
    Ancho de una tela cuando varias piezas de ella se cosen unas al lado de otras.

Synonyms

tríotripletapaño

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etrna
  • tenra
  • teran
  • ternna
  • terrna
  • trena
  • tterna

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of terna - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

etrna2tenra2teran2ternna1terrna1trena2tterna1
Edit distance from "terna"

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 "terna"?
"terna" is spelled T-E-R-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪eɾna].
What does "terna" mean?
As a noun, "terna" means: El conjunto de las tres personas que son propuestas a una autoridad para que designe a una de entre ellas en una función o empleo.
What words are commonly confused with "terna"?
"terna" is commonly confused with "tra", "tira", "tina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "terna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "terna" is [ˈt̪eɾna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "terna" come from?
"terna" 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 "terna", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Terán#33,873stage#33,857usain#33,887solid#33,850

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

snake7 variantszetas7 variantsabrían7 variantssagas7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list