uretra
[uˈɾet̪ɾa]
The verdict
“uretra” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,989 among 4,148 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,989
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,148
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conducto por el que pasa la orina desde la vejiga urinaria hasta el exterior del cuerpo durante la micción
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | uretra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [uˈɾet̪ɾa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #51,989 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “uretra” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
uretra is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,989 among 4,148 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [uˈɾet̪ɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Conducto por el que pasa la orina desde la vejiga urinaria hasta el exterior del cuerpo durante la micción".
No misspelling variants are generated for uretra in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is uretra, spelled U-R-E-T-R-A.
Definition
- 1Conducto por el que pasa la orina desde la vejiga urinaria hasta el exterior del cuerpo durante la micción
This word in other languages
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 “uretra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is U-R-E-T-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [uˈɾet̪ɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.