transcribir

/[t̪ɾãnskɾiˈβ̞iɾ]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,733

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

transcribir is aSpanishverb. It means: Copiar un texto en otra parte. Pronounced [t̪ɾãnskɾiˈβ̞iɾ]. Often confused with transcribe.

Key facts for transcribir
PropertyValue
Headwordtranscribir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪ɾãnskɾiˈβ̞iɾ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#42,733
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for transcribir is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ɾãnskɾiˈβ̞iɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,733 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 19 documented wrong-spelling variants for transcribir, with forms such as "rtanscribir", "tarnscribir", and "trancsribir". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "transcribe", 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 transcribir, spelled T-R-A-N-S-C-R-I-B-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Copiar un texto en otra parte.
  2. 2
    Escribir un idioma con el sistema de escritura de otro.
  3. 3
    Poner por escrito sonidos o fonemas de un idioma mediante un sistema de escritura.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtanscribir,tarnscribir,trancsribir,trannscribir,transccribir,transcirbir,transcrbiir,transcribbir,transcribirr,transcribri,transcriibr,transcrivir,transcrribir,transrcibir,transscribir,trasncribir,trnascribir,trranscribir,ttranscribir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for transcribir

Misspelling Variants of "transcribir"

rtanscribir11tarnscribir11trancsribir11trannscribir12transccribir12transcirbir11transcrbiir11transcribbir12
Misspelling Variants of "transcribir"

Frequency rank: #42,733 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transcribir"?
"transcribir" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-C-R-I-B-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾãnskɾiˈβ̞iɾ].
What does "transcribir" mean?
As a verb, "transcribir" means: Copiar un texto en otra parte.
What words are commonly confused with "transcribir"?
"transcribir" is commonly confused with "transcribe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "transcribir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transcribir" is [t̪ɾãnskɾiˈβ̞iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transcribir" come from?
"transcribir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.