Which to use
“eterna” and “eternas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,182
- “eterna” frequency rank
- #21,668
- “eternas” frequency rank
- 27850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eterna | eternas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de eterno. | Forma del femenino plural de eterno. |
Where the eye mixes eterna and eternas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. eterna runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against eternas's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: eterna vs eternas
A purely visual mix-up. eterna ([eˈt̪eɾna]) and eternas ([eˈt̪eɾnas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “eterna” sits inside “eternas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eterna is recorded at frequency rank #6,182, classified as anadj, pronounced [eˈt̪eɾna]. eternas is at rank #21,668, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eˈt̪eɾnas].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27850, this pair ranks #224,856 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eterna vs eternas
Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "eterna": -. Private to "eternas": s.
"eterna" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "eternas" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eterna" for "eternas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "eterna" vs "eternas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "eterna" and "eternas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eterna" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eternas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,856 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eterna" and "eternas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eternal vs eternas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #224,856 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.