urna

[ˈuɾna]

/[ˈuɾna]/ noun

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The verdict

“urna” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #15,245) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#15,245
frequency rank, Spanish
448
“U” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tipo de vasija o caja especial destinada a guardar objetos de valor o las cenizas de los muertos (urna funeraria).

Corpus desk

Index ES-urna · urna · Spanish

urna · rank #15,245 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,245
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 448
  • PHOTO-FINISH típicamente

Nearest frequency peer: típicamente (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “urna”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “urna” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

urna vs usa
50% similar
urna vs uva
50% similar
urna vs uta
50% similar

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

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

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “urna”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).urnacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “típicamente” (#15,244), “tías” (#15,243), “Ventura” (#15,247). Entre 448 lemas con “U”, “urna” va en #15,245. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for urna is neighbouring look-alikes ("usa", "uva", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈuɾna]. Frequency #15,245 among 448 “U” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for urna, with forms such as "unra", "uran", and "urnna". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "usa", "uva", "uta", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is urna, spelled U-R-N-A.

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

cajasarcófagoarcacofreataúd

This word in other languages

urn(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • unra
  • uran
  • urnna
  • urrna

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of urna - 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.

unra2uran2urnna1urrna1
Edit distance from "urna"

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 "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'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 "urna", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tías#15,243wade#15,250surf#15,239rafa#15,210

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list