tradición

/[t̪ɾað̞iˈsjõn]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,923

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

tradición is aSpanishnoun. It means: Costumbre o conocimiento transmitido de una generación a la otra, en general de forma oral y no sistemática. Pronounced [t̪ɾað̞iˈsjõn]. It ranks #1,923 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with traición and traiciona.

Key facts for tradición
PropertyValue
Headwordtradición
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪ɾað̞iˈsjõn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,923
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tradición is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ɾað̞iˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,923 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for tradición, with forms such as "rtadición", "tardición", and "tradciión". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "traición", "traiciona", "traducción", 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 tradición, spelled T-R-A-D-I-C-I-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Costumbre o conocimiento transmitido de una generación a la otra, en general de forma oral y no sistemática.
  2. 2
    Transmisión de estas costumbres y conocimientos.
  3. 3
    Hecho conocido solamente por la tradición₂.
  4. 4
    En especial, tema o rasgo formal que forma parte de la tradición₁ de una cultura o región.
  5. 5
    Enseñanza, especialmente la oral, transmitida por tradición₂ y que suplementa la contenida en los textos sagrados.
  6. 6
    Conjunto de manuscritos que han conservado de una obra incunable.
  7. 7
    Cesión material de la posesión de un bien.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtadición,tardición,tradciión,traddición,tradicción,tradicinó,tradiciónn,tradicóin,tradiicón,tradisión,traidción,trdaición,trradición,ttradición

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tradición

Misspelling Variants of "tradición"

rtadición9tardición9tradciión9traddición10tradicción10tradicinó9tradiciónn10tradicóin9
Misspelling Variants of "tradición"

Frequency rank: #1,923 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tradición"?
"tradición" is spelled T-R-A-D-I-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾað̞iˈsjõn].
What does "tradición" mean?
As a noun, "tradición" means: Costumbre o conocimiento transmitido de una generación a la otra, en general de forma oral y no sistemática.
What words are commonly confused with "tradición"?
"tradición" is commonly confused with "traición", "traiciona", "traducción". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tradición"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tradición" is [t̪ɾað̞iˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tradición" come from?
"tradición" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.