tempestades

[t̪ẽmpesˈt̪að̞es]

/[t̪ẽmpesˈt̪að̞es]/ noun

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The verdict

“tempestades” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,260 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,260
frequency rank, Spanish
34,400
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de tempestad.

Key facts for tempestades
PropertyValue
Headwordtempestades
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪ẽmpesˈt̪að̞es]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,260
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tempestades” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tempestades lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tempestades is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,260 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪ẽmpesˈt̪að̞es]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de tempestad.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for tempestades in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented 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 tempestades, spelled T-E-M-P-E-S-T-A-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de tempestad.

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 "tempestades"?
"tempestades" is spelled T-E-M-P-E-S-T-A-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ẽmpesˈt̪að̞es].
What does "tempestades" mean?
As a noun, "tempestades" means: Forma del plural de tempestad.
How do you pronounce "tempestades"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tempestades" is [t̪ẽmpesˈt̪að̞es]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tempestades" come from?
"tempestades" 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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Using “tempestades”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is T-E-M-P-E-S-T-A-D-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t̪ẽmpesˈt̪að̞es] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list