tranquera

[t̪ɾãŋˈkeɾa]

/[t̪ɾãŋˈkeɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“tranquera” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,728 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,728
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estacada o empalizada de trancas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tranquera · tranquera · Spanish

tranquera · rank #78,728 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,728
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH transcriben

Nearest frequency peer: transcriben (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “tranquera”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “tranquera” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tranquera
PropertyValue
Headwordtranquera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪ɾãŋˈkeɾa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,728
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “tranquera” en la frecuencia del español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).tranqueracae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “transcriben” (#78,729), “torturaban” (#78,726), “torturaba” (#78,725). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tranquera is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,728 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪ɾãŋˈkeɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

tranquera doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is tranquera, spelled T-R-A-N-Q-U-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estacada o empalizada de trancas.
  2. 2
    Especie de cancilla, armazón de trancas puesto en un cerco a manera de puerta, para tránsito de personas, vehículos y tropas de ganado.
  3. 3
    Cada uno de los dos postes de madera, con agujeros equidistantes, que se hincan en tierra uno frente al otro y se atraviesan por tres, cuatro o cinco trancas horizontales movibles, para impedir la entrada y salida.
  4. 4
    Puerta resultante de este par de tranqueras₃ (separadas de 2 a 3 metros) y sus trancas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Recuerda que nadie había venido a su encuentro y que ella misma hubo de abrir la tranquera, …

Synonyms

agujatranqueropuerta de trancas

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 "tranquera"?
"tranquera" is spelled T-R-A-N-Q-U-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾãŋˈkeɾa].
What does "tranquera" mean?
As a noun, "tranquera" means: Estacada o empalizada de trancas.
How do you pronounce "tranquera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tranquera" is [t̪ɾãŋˈkeɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tranquera" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

torturaba#78,725taburetes#78,698vigorosas#78,762superemos#78,692

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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