transepto
[t̪ɾãnˈsept̪o]
The verdict
“transepto” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nave transversal que cruza la nave mayor de la iglesia separando el presbiterio del resto y dándole la forma de cruz latina.
Corpus desk
Index ES-transepto · transepto · Spanish
transepto · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | transepto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ɾãnˈsept̪o] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “transepto” en español
Rare enough to double-check
transepto is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪ɾãnˈsept̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nave transversal que cruza la nave mayor de la iglesia separando el presbiterio del resto y dándole la forma de cruz latina.".
transepto has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 transepto, spelled T-R-A-N-S-E-P-T-O.
Definition
- 1Nave transversal que cruza la nave mayor de la iglesia separando el presbiterio del resto y dándole la forma de cruz latina.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.