trapero
[t̪ɾaˈpeɾo]
The verdict
“trapero” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #58,900 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #58,900
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona que tiene por oficio el comercio y la recogida de telas de desecho y otros objetos usados.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | trapero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ɾaˈpeɾo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #58,900 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “trapero” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for trapero is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ɾaˈpeɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #58,900 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.
trapero has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is trapero, spelled T-R-A-P-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Persona que tiene por oficio el comercio y la recogida de telas de desecho y otros objetos usados.
- 2Por extensión de y figurativamente, persona de mal vestir o desaliñada.
Synonyms
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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 “trapero”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-R-A-P-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪ɾaˈpeɾo] (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.