tímpano

[ˈt̪ĩmpano]

/[ˈt̪ĩmpano]/ noun

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The verdict

“tímpano” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #48,743. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,743
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Membrana que separa el oído externo del medio, transmitiendo el sonido por vibración que comunica al huesecillo llamado martillo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-timpano · tímpano · Spanish

tímpano · rank #48,743 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,743
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH umbrella

Nearest frequency peer: umbrella (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “tímpano”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “tímpano” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

tímpano vs Tirano
43% similar
tímpano vs tamaño
57% similar
tímpano vs temprano
75% similar

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

Key facts for tímpano
PropertyValue
Headwordtímpano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪ĩmpano]
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,743
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tímpano”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tímpanocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “umbrella” (#48,744), “Tulancingo” (#48,741), “urbanísticos” (#48,745). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tímpano” va en #48,743. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around tímpano (IPA [ˈt̪ĩmpano]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,743 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tímpano, with forms such as "tmípano", "ttímpano", and "tímapno". 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, "Tirano", "tamaño", "temprano", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is tímpano, spelled T-Í-M-P-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Membrana que separa el oído externo del medio, transmitiendo el sonido por vibración que comunica al huesecillo llamado martillo.
  2. 2
    Espacio comprendido entre el dintel de una entrada o una columnata y las arquivoltas o cornisas que lo cierran por encima, usado frecuentemente para decoración.
  3. 3
    Tambor de caja hemisférica metálica y un solo parche, de tensión ajustable.

Synonyms

timbal

This word in other languages

eardrum(English)tympan(Français)Trommelfell(Deutsch)tímpano(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tmípano
  • ttímpano
  • tímapno
  • tímmpano
  • tímpanno
  • tímpaon
  • tímpnao
  • tímppano
  • típmano
  • ítmpano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tímpano - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

tmípano2ttímpano1tímapno2tímmpano1tímpanno1tímpaon2tímpnao2tímppano1
Edit distance from "tímpano"

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 "tímpano"?
"tímpano" is spelled T-Í-M-P-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ĩmpano].
What does "tímpano" mean?
As a noun, "tímpano" means: Membrana que separa el oído externo del medio, transmitiendo el sonido por vibración que comunica al huesecillo llamado martillo.
What words are commonly confused with "tímpano"?
"tímpano" is commonly confused with "Tirano", "tamaño", "temprano". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tímpano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tímpano" is [ˈt̪ĩmpano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tímpano" come from?
"tímpano" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tímpano", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

victory#48,752votaban#48,757zapping#48,764súbdito#48,721

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

talladas10 variantsacuarios10 variantsalimañas10 variantsalojaba10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list