teatro

/[t̪eˈat̪ɾo]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,302

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

teatro is aSpanishnoun. It means: Género literario que comprende las obras concebidas para ser presentadas en un escenario ante un público. Pronounced [t̪eˈat̪ɾo]. It ranks #1,302 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with texto and trato.

Key facts for teatro
PropertyValue
Headwordteatro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪eˈat̪ɾo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,302
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of teatro in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for teatro is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪eˈat̪ɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,302 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for teatro, with forms such as "etatro", "taetro", and "tearto". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "texto", "trato", "tesoro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is teatro, spelled T-E-A-T-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Género literario que comprende las obras concebidas para ser presentadas en un escenario ante un público.
  2. 2
    Conjunto de obras de este género literario que pertenecen a un mismo autor, una misma época, país, etc.
  3. 3
    Concepción artística y técnica de la escritura y de la representación de tales obras.
  4. 4
    Profesión del actor.
  5. 5
    Edificación destinada a la presentación a las obras de éste género literario.
  6. 6
    Lugar que sirve de escenario para una representación teatral.
  7. 7
    Lugar en donde ocurre un hecho notable.
  8. 8
    Acción simulada o exagerada con la que se busca sacar algún provecho.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etatro,taetro,tearto,teator,teatrro,teattro,tetaro,tteatro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for teatro

Misspelling Variants of "teatro"

etatro6taetro6tearto6teator6teatrro7teattro7tetaro6tteatro7
Misspelling Variants of "teatro"

Frequency rank: #1,302 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "teatro"?
"teatro" is spelled T-E-A-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪eˈat̪ɾo].
What does "teatro" mean?
As a noun, "teatro" means: Género literario que comprende las obras concebidas para ser presentadas en un escenario ante un público.
What words are commonly confused with "teatro"?
"teatro" is commonly confused with "texto", "trato", "tesoro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "teatro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teatro" is [t̪eˈat̪ɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "teatro" come from?
"teatro" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.