tiburón

[t̪iβ̞uˈɾõn]

/[t̪iβ̞uˈɾõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“tiburón” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,581. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,581
frequency rank, Spanish
34,400
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (superorden Selachimorpha) Cualquiera de numerosas especies de peces de esqueleto cartilaginoso y de cuerpo ahusado. Poseen múltiples agallas a los lados o debajo de la cabeza, dentículos dérmicos ...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tiburón vs tirón
71% similar
tiburón vs tiraron
57% similar
tiburón vs tiburones
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tiburón
PropertyValue
Headwordtiburón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪iβ̞uˈɾõn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,581
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tiburón” 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). tiburón lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around tiburón (IPA [t̪iβ̞uˈɾõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,581 among 34,400 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for tiburón, with forms such as "itburón", "tbiurón", and "tibburón". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "tirón", "tiraron", "tiburones", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is tiburón, spelled T-I-B-U-R-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (superorden Selachimorpha) Cualquiera de numerosas especies de peces de esqueleto cartilaginoso y de cuerpo ahusado. Poseen múltiples agallas a los lados o debajo de la cabeza, dentículos dérmicos cubriendo el cuerpo y la boca en la cara inferior del cuerpo, dotada de varias hileras de dientes, que reemplazan regularmente. La voracidad y agresividad de algunas especies es proverbial, y aunque otras son inofensivas para el ser humano, en el imaginario social son el predador de animales por antonomasia.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, persona rapaz e inescrupulosa.

This word in other languages

shark(English)requin(Français)Hai(Deutsch)tubarão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itburón
  • tbiurón
  • tibburón
  • tibruón
  • tiburnó
  • tiburrón
  • tiburónn
  • tibuórn
  • tiubrón
  • tivurón
  • ttiburón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tiburón - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

itburón2tbiurón2tibburón1tibruón2tiburnó2tiburrón1tiburónn1tibuórn2
Edit distance from "tiburón"

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 "tiburón"?
"tiburón" is spelled T-I-B-U-R-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪iβ̞uˈɾõn].
What does "tiburón" mean?
As a noun, "tiburón" means: (superorden Selachimorpha) Cualquiera de numerosas especies de peces de esqueleto cartilaginoso y de cuerpo ahusado. Poseen múltiples agallas a los lados o debajo de la cabeza, dentículos dérmicos ...
What words are commonly confused with "tiburón"?
"tiburón" is commonly confused with "tirón", "tiraron", "tiburones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tiburón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tiburón" is [t̪iβ̞uˈɾõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tiburón" come from?
"tiburón" 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 “tiburón”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is T-I-B-U-R-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t̪iβ̞uˈɾõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “tirón” - see the side-by-side comparison. tiburón vs tirón
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list