terraza

/[t̪eˈrasa]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,738

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

terraza is aSpanishnoun. It means: Parte de arriba de los edificios, cuando esta es plana y abierta. Pronounced [t̪eˈrasa]. It ranks #9,738 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with traza and terrazas.

Key facts for terraza
PropertyValue
Headwordterraza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪eˈrasa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,738
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for terraza is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪eˈrasa]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,738 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 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 terraza, with forms such as "etrraza", "terarza", and "teraza". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "traza", "terrazas", "terra", 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 terraza, spelled T-E-R-R-A-Z-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte de arriba de los edificios, cuando esta es plana y abierta.
  2. 2
    Parte al aire libre de los bares y otros establecimientos de restauración, normalmente acotando una pequeña porción de la calle.
  3. 3
    Prolongación del suelo de la vivienda fuera de la casa y hacia la calle, al que se puede acceder a pie a través de un ventanal grande, normalmente con barandas y para poder asomarse.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etrraza,terarza,teraza,terraaz,terrazza,terrzaa,treraza,tterraza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for terraza

Misspelling Variants of "terraza"

etrraza7terarza7teraza6terraaz7terrazza8terrzaa7treraza7tterraza8
Misspelling Variants of "terraza"

Frequency rank: #9,738 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "terraza"?
"terraza" is spelled T-E-R-R-A-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪eˈrasa].
What does "terraza" mean?
As a noun, "terraza" means: Parte de arriba de los edificios, cuando esta es plana y abierta.
What words are commonly confused with "terraza"?
"terraza" is commonly confused with "traza", "terrazas", "terra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "terraza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "terraza" is [t̪eˈrasa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "terraza" come from?
"terraza" 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.