tarjeta roja
[t̪aɾˈxet̪a ˈroxa]
The verdict
“tarjeta roja” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. 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) - En el fútbol y otros deportes, tarjeta que muestra el árbitro a algún jugador para expulsarlo del partido tras una infracción muy grave o tras acumular dos amarillas en un mismo partido.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tarjeta-roja · tarjeta roja · Spanish
tarjeta roja · 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 "T" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tarjeta roja |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [t̪aɾˈxet̪a ˈroxa] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tarjeta roja” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tarjeta roja is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [t̪aɾˈxet̪a ˈroxa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En el fútbol y otros deportes, tarjeta que muestra el árbitro a algún jugador para expulsarlo del partido tras una infracción muy grave o tras acumular dos amarillas en un mismo partido.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for tarjeta roja in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is tarjeta roja, spelled T-A-R-J-E-T-A- -R-O-J-A.
Definition
- 1En el fútbol y otros deportes, tarjeta que muestra el árbitro a algún jugador para expulsarlo del partido tras una infracción muy grave o tras acumular dos amarillas en un mismo partido.
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.