urna

/[ˈuɾna]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,245

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

urna is aSpanishnoun. It means: Tipo de vasija o caja especial destinada a guardar objetos de valor o las cenizas de los muertos (urna funeraria). Pronounced [ˈuɾna]. Often confused with usa and uva.

Key facts for urna
PropertyValue
Headwordurna
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈuɾna]
Letters4
Frequency rank#15,245
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for urna is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈuɾna]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,245 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for urna, with forms such as "unra", "uran", and "urnna". 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, "usa", "uva", "uta", 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 urna, spelled U-R-N-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tipo de vasija o caja especial destinada a guardar objetos de valor o las cenizas de los muertos (urna funeraria).
  2. 2
    Caja herméticamente cerrada donde, durante una elección o sesión electoral, se depositan y guardan los votos hasta el momento de ser contados.
  3. 3
    Caja de cristal para guardar y exponer objetos valiosos.
  4. 4
    Antigua medida de líquidos.
  5. 5
    Caja o cajón donde se deposita un cadáver antes de ser enterrado.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: unra,uran,urnna,urrna

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for urna

Misspelling Variants of "urna"

unra4uran4urnna5urrna5
Misspelling Variants of "urna"

Frequency rank: #15,245 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "urna"?
"urna" is spelled U-R-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuɾna].
What does "urna" mean?
As a noun, "urna" means: Tipo de vasija o caja especial destinada a guardar objetos de valor o las cenizas de los muertos (urna funeraria).
What words are commonly confused with "urna"?
"urna" is commonly confused with "usa", "uva", "uta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "urna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "urna" is [ˈuɾna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "urna" come from?
"urna" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.