tarjeta roja
[t̪aɾˈxet̪a ˈroxa]
The verdict
“tarjeta roja” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.
| 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) |
Where “tarjeta roja” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tarjeta roja is 12 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪aɾˈxet̪a ˈroxa]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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Using “tarjeta roja”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-A-R-J-E-T-A- -R-O-J-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪aɾˈxet̪a ˈroxa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.