tránsfuga
[ˈt̪ɾãnsfuɣ̞a]
The verdict
“tránsfuga” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #92,536 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #92,536
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - El que cambia de partido político, especialmente el que ocupa un cargo público.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tránsfuga |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪ɾãnsfuɣ̞a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #92,536 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tránsfuga” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tránsfuga is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪ɾãnsfuɣ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #92,536 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tránsfuga, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is tránsfuga, spelled T-R-Á-N-S-F-U-G-A.
Definition
- 1El que cambia de partido político, especialmente el que ocupa un cargo público.
- 2Militar que se pasa al bando contrario en tiempo de guerra.
- 3Canalla, persona despreciable y de procederes carentes de moral y, a veces, delictivos.
- 4Persona que pasa huyendo de una parte a otra.
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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 “tránsfuga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-R-Á-N-S-F-U-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪ɾãnsfuɣ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.