tranquiliza
[t̪ɾãŋkiˈlisa]
The verdict
“tranquiliza” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #30,701 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #30,701
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tranquilizar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tranquiliza |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t̪ɾãŋkiˈlisa] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #30,701 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tranquiliza” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tranquiliza is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ɾãŋkiˈlisa]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,701 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for tranquiliza, with forms such as "rtanquiliza", "tarnquiliza", and "trannquiliza". 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, "tranquilizar", "tranquila", "tranquilidad", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is tranquiliza, spelled T-R-A-N-Q-U-I-L-I-Z-A.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tranquilizar.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de tranquilizar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtanquiliza,tarnquiliza,trannquiliza,tranqiuliza,tranqquiliza,tranquiilza,tranquiliaz,tranquilizza,tranquilliza,tranquilzia,tranquliiza,tranuqiliza,traqnuiliza,trnaquiliza,trranquiliza,ttranquiliza
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tranquiliza - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “tranquiliza”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-R-A-N-Q-U-I-L-I-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪ɾãŋkiˈlisa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tranquilizar” - see the side-by-side comparison. tranquiliza vs tranquilizar
- 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.