timbre

/[ˈt̪ĩmbɾe]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,739

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

timbre is aSpanishnoun. It means: Aparato mecánico o eléctrico que produce sonido al pulsarlo, sirviendo como llamador. Pronounced [ˈt̪ĩmbɾe]. It ranks #9,739 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with time and tiré.

Key facts for timbre
PropertyValue
Headwordtimbre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪ĩmbɾe]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,739
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for timbre is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪ĩmbɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,739 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for timbre, with forms such as "itmbre", "tibmre", and "timbbre". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "time", "tiré", "títere", and more, 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 timbre, spelled T-I-M-B-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aparato mecánico o eléctrico que produce sonido al pulsarlo, sirviendo como llamador.
  2. 2
    Pieza de papel, lacre u otro material, estampada con un sello oficial, que se emplea para indicar la validez de un documento.
  3. 3
    En particular, timbre que indica el pago de un derecho al fisco.
  4. 4
    En particular, timbre que indica el franqueo de una carta o paquete.
  5. 5
    Renta que percibe el fisco por la venta de timbres₂.
  6. 6
    Calidad distintiva del sonido y especialmente de la voz, independiente del tono y el volumen.
  7. 7
    Distintivo que remata la parte superior de un blasón, indicando la calidad de su poseedor.
  8. 8
    Placa que se coloca sobre una máquina para indicar la presión máxima admisible.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: itmbre,tibmre,timbbre,timber,timbrre,timmbre,timrbe,timvre,tmibre,ttimbre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for timbre

Misspelling Variants of "timbre"

itmbre6tibmre6timbbre7timber6timbrre7timmbre7timrbe6timvre6
Misspelling Variants of "timbre"

Frequency rank: #9,739 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "timbre"?
"timbre" is spelled T-I-M-B-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ĩmbɾe].
What does "timbre" mean?
As a noun, "timbre" means: Aparato mecánico o eléctrico que produce sonido al pulsarlo, sirviendo como llamador.
What words are commonly confused with "timbre"?
"timbre" is commonly confused with "time", "tiré", "títere". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "timbre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "timbre" is [ˈt̪ĩmbɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "timbre" come from?
"timbre" 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.