tambalea

[t̪ãmbaˈlea]

/[t̪ãmbaˈlea]/ verb

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The verdict

“tambalea” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,595 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,595
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tambalear o de tambalearse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tambalea · tambalea · Spanish

tambalea · rank #50,595 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,595
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tablilla

Nearest frequency peer: tablilla (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “tambalea”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “tambalea” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tambalea
PropertyValue
Headwordtambalea
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪ãmbaˈlea]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,595
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tambalea” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.tambaleacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “tablilla” (#50,594), “taparse” (#50,596), “sírvase” (#50,593). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tambalea” va en #50,595. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tambalea is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,595 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t̪ãmbaˈlea]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tambalea, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is tambalea, spelled T-A-M-B-A-L-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tambalear o de tambalearse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de tambalear.

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 "tambalea"?
"tambalea" is spelled T-A-M-B-A-L-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ãmbaˈlea].
What does "tambalea" mean?
As a verb, "tambalea" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tambalear o de tambalearse.
How do you pronounce "tambalea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tambalea" is [t̪ãmbaˈlea]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tambalea" come from?
"tambalea" 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 "tambalea", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tablilla#50,594supongan#50,588sucesiva#50,585trillado#50,615

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list