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timbre

Spanish, noun

timbre is spelled T-I-M-B-R-E (6 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,590th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Timbre is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bell” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of timbrar. With an accent, timbré is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of timbrar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Aparato mecánico o eléctrico que produce sonido al pulsarlo, sirviendo como llamador”.

What does timbre mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinebell

  2. 2

    masculinedoorbell

  3. 3

    masculinetimbre

  4. 4

    masculinestamp

  5. 5

    masculinepostmark

  6. 6

    masculineseal

verb

  1. 1

    first/third-person singular present subjunctive

  2. 2

    third-person singular imperative

verb

as timbré
  1. 1

    first-person singular preterite indicative of timbrar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Aparato mecánico o eléctrico que produce sonido al pulsarlo, sirviendo como llamador. 2. Pieza de papel, lacre u otro material, estampada con un sello oficial, que se emplea para indicar la validez de un documento. 3. En particular, timbre que indica el pago de un derecho al fisco. 4. En particular, timbre que indica el franqueo de una carta o paquete.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of timbre

  • timbres plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to timbre

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is timbre in Spanish?

timbre appears 6.8 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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