tranca

/[ˈt̪ɾãŋka]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,794

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

tranca is aSpanishnoun. It means: Palo fuerte que se coloca atravesado detras de una puerta o ventana para cerrarla con seguridad (para trancarla). Pronounced [ˈt̪ɾãŋka]. Often confused with trata and traza.

Key facts for tranca
PropertyValue
Headwordtranca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪ɾãŋka]
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,794
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tranca is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪ɾãŋka]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,794 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for tranca, with forms such as "rtanca", "tarnca", and "tracna". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "trata", "traza", "tronco", 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 tranca, spelled T-R-A-N-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Palo fuerte que se coloca atravesado detras de una puerta o ventana para cerrarla con seguridad (para trancarla).
  2. 2
    Cualquier palo grueso y fuerte.
  3. 3
    Armazón de palos, alambre u otros materiales que se emplea como puerta rústica en los campos.
  4. 4
    Estado de alteración de la conducta y la percepción causado por el consumo excesivo de alguna bebida alcohólica.
  5. 5
    Malestar que se siente cuando pasan los efectos de la embriaguez.
  6. 6
    Órgano que presenta el macho de los mamíferos, de forma eréctil, en el que desembocan los conductos del tracto genitourinario.
  7. 7
    Barrera psicológica que impide cierto comportamiento.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtanca,tarnca,tracna,tranac,trancca,trannca,trnaca,trranca,ttranca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tranca

Misspelling Variants of "tranca"

rtanca6tarnca6tracna6tranac6trancca7trannca7trnaca6trranca7
Misspelling Variants of "tranca"

Frequency rank: #35,794 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tranca"?
"tranca" is spelled T-R-A-N-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ɾãŋka].
What does "tranca" mean?
As a noun, "tranca" means: Palo fuerte que se coloca atravesado detras de una puerta o ventana para cerrarla con seguridad (para trancarla).
What words are commonly confused with "tranca"?
"tranca" is commonly confused with "trata", "traza", "tronco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tranca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tranca" is [ˈt̪ɾãŋka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tranca" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.