timbales
[t̪ĩmˈbales]
The verdict
“timbales” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,218 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,218
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de timbal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | timbales |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ĩmˈbales] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #73,218 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “timbales” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
timbales is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,218 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪ĩmˈbales]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de timbal.".
timbales doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is timbales, spelled T-I-M-B-A-L-E-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de timbal.
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.
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Using “timbales”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-I-M-B-A-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪ĩmˈbales] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.