saltimbanqui

[sal̪t̪ĩmˈbãŋki]

/[sal̪t̪ĩmˈbãŋki]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que realiza ejercicios gimnasticos o acrobáticos que requieren gran agilidad y coordinación, generalmente como parte de un espectáculo.

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Index ES-saltimbanqui · saltimbanqui · Spanish

saltimbanqui · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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 saltimbanqui
PropertyValue
Headwordsaltimbanqui
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sal̪t̪ĩmˈbãŋki]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “saltimbanqui” en español

saltimbanquiqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

saltimbanqui is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [sal̪t̪ĩmˈbãŋki]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona que realiza ejercicios gimnasticos o acrobáticos que requieren gran agilidad y coordinación, generalmente como parte de un espectáculo.".

No misspelling variants are generated for saltimbanqui in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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. The correct Spanish form is saltimbanqui, spelled S-A-L-T-I-M-B-A-N-Q-U-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que realiza ejercicios gimnasticos o acrobáticos que requieren gran agilidad y coordinación, generalmente como parte de un espectáculo.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "saltimbanqui"?
"saltimbanqui" is spelled S-A-L-T-I-M-B-A-N-Q-U-I. The IPA pronunciation is [sal̪t̪ĩmˈbãŋki].
What does "saltimbanqui" mean?
As a noun, "saltimbanqui" means: Persona que realiza ejercicios gimnasticos o acrobáticos que requieren gran agilidad y coordinación, generalmente como parte de un espectáculo.
How do you pronounce "saltimbanqui"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "saltimbanqui" is [sal̪t̪ĩmˈbãŋki]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "saltimbanqui" come from?
"saltimbanqui" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list