tragedia
Spanish, noun/tɾaˈxedja/
tragedia is spelled T-R-A-G-E-D-I-A (8 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,150th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tragedia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “tragedy, catastrophe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Género o estilo de este tipo de obras₁”.
What does tragedia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetragedy, catastrophe
- 2
femininea tragedy play
- 3
femininesob story
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tipo de drama (obra de teatro) en que el personaje principal sufre las consecuencias funestas de un sino o destino adverso, o se debe enfrentar a una decisión fatal de los dioses. Se practicaba en la antigua Grecia con ayuda de un coro y desarrollaba temas de la antigua épica con propósito de catarsis (purificación del ánimo a través de la expresión de sentimientos intensos), especialmente de dolo 2. Género o estilo de este tipo de obras₁. 3. Suceso o situación que produce gran sufrimiento, siendo generalmente de consecuencias irreparables.
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 tragedia
- tragedias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tragedia?
- /tɾaˈxedja/
- [t̪ɾaˈxe.ð̞ja]
- [t̪ɾaˈxeð̞ja]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tragedia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tragedia in Spanish?
tragedia appears 19 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).