tramontana
[t̪ɾamõn̪ˈt̪ana]
The verdict
“tramontana” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,429 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,429
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Viento que sopla desde el norte.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tramontana |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ɾamõn̪ˈt̪ana] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #84,429 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tramontana” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tramontana is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,429 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪ɾamõn̪ˈt̪ana]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for tramontana in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is tramontana, spelled T-R-A-M-O-N-T-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1Viento que sopla desde el norte.
- 2Vanidad, soberbia, altivez o pompa.
- 3(Ephedra triandra) Subarbusto apoyante, dioico, de hasta 4 m de altura con ramas estriadas, ásperas, de color verde glauco, hojas escamiformes verticiladas, flores agrupadas en estróbilos (conos), los femeninos rojos a la madurez. Florece en primavera. Nativo del centro y norte de Argentina.
- 4Sabor de helado que se prepara mezclando crema americana con chips de chocolate, y opcionalmente acompañado de dulce de leche.
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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-R-A-M-O-N-T-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.