tranquilo
[t̪ɾãŋˈkilo]
The verdict
“tranquilo” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,139. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,139
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,005
- “T” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pacífico, sin conmoción, calmado.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tranquilo · tranquilo · Spanish
tranquilo · rank #2,139 · 13 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,139
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,005
- PHOTO-FINISH tocar
Nearest frequency peer: tocar (-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 “tranquilo”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- tasa
tasa
97,865 corpus weight
- tocar
tocar
97,863 corpus weight
- tranquilo
tranquilo
97,862 corpus weight
- universal
universal
97,861 corpus weight
- usado
usado
97,860 corpus weight
- viejos
viejos
97,859 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “tranquilo” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | tranquilo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [t̪ɾãŋˈkilo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #2,139 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tranquilo” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around tranquilo (IPA [t̪ɾãŋˈkilo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,139 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for tranquilo, with forms such as "rtanquilo", "tarnquilo", and "trannquilo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "tranquilos", "tranqui", "tranquila", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is tranquilo, spelled T-R-A-N-Q-U-I-L-O.
Definition
- 1Pacífico, sin conmoción, calmado.
- 2De una persona que está libre de angustia, miedo, dolor, culpa o conflictos.
- 3Indiferente, despreocupado, descuidado
- 4Persona, cosa o animal libre y/o distante de perturbación.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rtanquilo
- tarnquilo
- trannquilo
- tranqiulo
- tranqquilo
- tranquillo
- tranquiol
- tranqulio
- tranuqilo
- traqnuilo
- trnaquilo
- trranquilo
- ttranquilo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tranquilo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tranquilo", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "tranquilo". Here's where to go from here.
- "tranquilo" maps to 4 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "tranquilos". View pair
- 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #2,139 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "T" letter cohort. T–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.