tertulia

/[t̪eɾˈt̪ulja]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,994

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

tertulia is aSpanishnoun. It means: Nivel más elevado de los destinados al público en los teatros. Pronounced [t̪eɾˈt̪ulja]. Often confused with tertulias.

Key facts for tertulia
PropertyValue
Headwordtertulia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪eɾˈt̪ulja]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,994
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tertulia is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪eɾˈt̪ulja]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,994 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for tertulia, with forms such as "etrtulia", "terrtulia", and "tertluia". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "tertulias", 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 tertulia, spelled T-E-R-T-U-L-I-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nivel más elevado de los destinados al público en los teatros.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, butaca de teatro.
  3. 3
    Reunión para conversar y opinar varias personas, en especial la de naturaleza erudita.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, sala de los cafés destinada a tales reuniones y posteriormente a los juegos de salón.
  5. 5
    Programa televisivo o radiofónico en el que invitados y conductores opinan sobre un tema de actualidad.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etrtulia,terrtulia,tertluia,terttulia,tertuila,tertulai,tertullia,terutlia,tetrulia,tretulia,ttertulia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tertulia

Misspelling Variants of "tertulia"

etrtulia8terrtulia9tertluia8terttulia9tertuila8tertulai8tertullia9terutlia8
Misspelling Variants of "tertulia"

Frequency rank: #18,994 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tertulia"?
"tertulia" is spelled T-E-R-T-U-L-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪eɾˈt̪ulja].
What does "tertulia" mean?
As a noun, "tertulia" means: Nivel más elevado de los destinados al público en los teatros.
What words are commonly confused with "tertulia"?
"tertulia" is commonly confused with "tertulias". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tertulia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tertulia" is [t̪eɾˈt̪ulja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tertulia" come from?
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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.