tragedia

[t̪ɾaˈxeð̞ja]

/[t̪ɾaˈxeð̞ja]/ noun

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The verdict

“tragedia” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,207. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,207
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 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 ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-tragedia · tragedia · Spanish

tragedia · rank #4,207 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,207
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH toro

Nearest frequency peer: toro (-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 “tragedia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tragedia” 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).

tragedia vs travesía
63% similar
tragedia vs tragedias
89% similar
tragedia vs traería
63% similar

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

Key facts for tragedia
PropertyValue
Headwordtragedia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪ɾaˈxeð̞ja]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,207
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tragedia”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.tragediacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “toro” (#4,206), “venganza” (#4,208), “territorial” (#4,205). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tragedia” va en #4,207. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around tragedia (IPA [t̪ɾaˈxeð̞ja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,207 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for tragedia, with forms such as "rtagedia", "targedia", and "traegdia". 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, "travesía", "tragedias", "traería", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is tragedia, spelled T-R-A-G-E-D-I-A.

Definition

  1. 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 dolor u horror y compasión.
  2. 2
    Género o estilo de este tipo de obras₁.
  3. 3
    Suceso o situación que produce gran sufrimiento, siendo generalmente de consecuencias irreparables.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tragedia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Los Persas de Esquilo es una tragedia basada en la victoria de los griegos en la batalla de Salamina
  2. Las Troyanas, de Eurípides, es una tragedia que relata la desventura y el sufrimiento de las mujeres de los vencidos en la guerra de Troya

Synonyms

trágicocalamidadcatástrofedesastre

Antonyms

comedia

This word in other languages

tragedy(English)tragédie(Français)Tragödie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtagedia
  • targedia
  • traegdia
  • tragdeia
  • tragedai
  • trageddia
  • trageida
  • traggedia
  • trgaedia
  • trragedia
  • ttragedia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tragedia - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rtagedia2targedia2traegdia2tragdeia2tragedai2trageddia1trageida2traggedia1
Edit distance from "tragedia"

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 "tragedia"?
"tragedia" is spelled T-R-A-G-E-D-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾaˈxeð̞ja].
What does "tragedia" mean?
As a noun, "tragedia" means: 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 ...
What words are commonly confused with "tragedia"?
"tragedia" is commonly confused with "travesía", "tragedias", "traería". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tragedia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tragedia" is [t̪ɾaˈxeð̞ja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tragedia" come from?
"tragedia" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

venganza#4,208calderón#4,221comiendo#4,227podremos#4,187

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

vigente11 variantscensura11 variantsgratuita11 variantsestable11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list