tímpano
Spanish, noun/ˈtimpano/
tímpano is spelled T-Í-M-P-A-N-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 48,253rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tímpano is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “tympanum, eardrum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Membrana que separa el oído externo del medio, transmitiendo el sonido por vibración que comunica al…”.
What does tímpano mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetympanum, eardrum
- 2
masculinedrum
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Membrana que separa el oído externo del medio, transmitiendo el sonido por vibración que comunica al huesecillo llamado martillo. 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. Tambor de caja hemisférica metálica y un solo parche, de tensión ajustable.
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 tímpano
- tímpanos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tímpano?
- /ˈtimpano/
- [ˈt̪ĩm.pa.no]
- [ˈt̪ĩmpano]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tímpano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tímpano in Spanish?
tímpano appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).