ternera
[t̪eɾˈneɾa]
The verdict
“ternera” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #21,850 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #21,850
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cría hembra de la vaca, en especial hasta los seis meses de edad
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 | ternera |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪eɾˈneɾa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #21,850 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ternera” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ternera is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪eɾˈneɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,850 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ternera, with forms such as "etrnera", "tenrera", and "terenra". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "terra", "traerá", "tetera", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 ternera, spelled T-E-R-N-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1Cría hembra de la vaca, en especial hasta los seis meses de edad
- 2Carne de este animal, más tierna y menos sabrosa que la del bovino adulto
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etrnera,tenrera,terenra,ternear,ternerra,ternnera,ternrea,terrnera,trenera,tternera
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ternera - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “ternera”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-E-R-N-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪eɾˈneɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “terra” - see the side-by-side comparison. ternera vs terra
- 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.