êta
French, noun/ɛ.ta/
êta is spelled Ê-T-A (3 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written French, the 23,487th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Êta is a French masculine noun meaning “eta (Greek letter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Septième lettre et troisième voyelle de l’alphabet grec : η, Η”.
What does êta mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineeta (Greek letter)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Septième lettre et troisième voyelle de l’alphabet grec : η, Η.
noun: 1. Organisation terroriste armée basque indépendantiste d’inspiration marxiste.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of êta
- êtas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce êta?
- /ɛ.ta/
- /e.ta/
- \ɛ.ta\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to êta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is êta in French?
êta appears 1.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).