trancado

[t̪ɾãŋˈkað̞o]

/[t̪ɾãŋˈkað̞o]/ verb

The verdict

“trancado” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #97,955 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#97,955
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participio de trancar.

Key facts for trancado
PropertyValue
Headwordtrancado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪ɾãŋˈkað̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#97,955
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trancado” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). trancado lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for trancado is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ɾãŋˈkað̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #97,955 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Participio de trancar.".

No misspelling variants are generated for trancado in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is trancado, spelled T-R-A-N-C-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de trancar.

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 "trancado"?
"trancado" is spelled T-R-A-N-C-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾãŋˈkað̞o].
What does "trancado" mean?
As a verb, "trancado" means: Participio de trancar.
How do you pronounce "trancado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trancado" is [t̪ɾãŋˈkað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trancado" come from?
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Using “trancado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is T-R-A-N-C-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t̪ɾãŋˈkað̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list