a través de

[a t̪ɾaˈβ̞es ð̞e]

/[a t̪ɾaˈβ̞es ð̞e]/ phrase

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The verdict

“a través de” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Por entre.

Corpus desk

Index ES-a-traves-de · a través de · Spanish

a través de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for a través de
PropertyValue
Headworda través de
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[a t̪ɾaˈβ̞es ð̞e]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “a través de” sits in Spanish frequency

a través de falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

a través de is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [a t̪ɾaˈβ̞es ð̞e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for a través de, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is a través de, spelled A- -T-R-A-V-É-S- -D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Por entre.
  2. 2
    Pasando desde un lado o parte de un objeto hasta otra.
  3. 3
    Por medio de.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how a través de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Corrí a través de la muchedumbre.
  2. En la inyección intravenosa se introduce la aguja a través de la piel en una vena.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "a través de"?
"a través de" is spelled A- -T-R-A-V-É-S- -D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [a t̪ɾaˈβ̞es ð̞e].
What does "a través de" mean?
As a phrase, "a través de" means: Por entre.
How do you pronounce "a través de"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "a través de" is [a t̪ɾaˈβ̞es ð̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "a través de" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list