tráquea

/[ˈt̪ɾakea]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,124

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

tráquea is aSpanishnoun. It means: Tubo largo y elástico, que constituye la continuación de la laringe y que en su parte inferior se divide originando los bronquios. Su pared la forman anillos cartilaginosos cubiertos por una mucosa... Pronounced [ˈt̪ɾakea]. Often confused with trauma.

Key facts for tráquea
PropertyValue
Headwordtráquea
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪ɾakea]
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,124
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tráquea is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪ɾakea]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,124 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 generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for tráquea, with forms such as "rtáquea", "trqáuea", and "trráquea". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "trauma", 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 tráquea, spelled T-R-Á-Q-U-E-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tubo largo y elástico, que constituye la continuación de la laringe y que en su parte inferior se divide originando los bronquios. Su pared la forman anillos cartilaginosos cubiertos por una mucosa ciliada para expulsar las partículas que llegan con el aire. En el hombre mide unos 12 cm y se extiende desde la sexta vértebra cervical hasta la quinta torácica.
  2. 2
    Vaso conductor de la savia bruta formado por los cuerpos de células alargadas y muertas.
  3. 3
    Tubo ramificado en el interior de los insectos, y otros artrópodos, y conectado por un orificio con el exterior, cumpliendo una función respiratoria.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtáquea,trqáuea,trráquea,tráqeua,tráqquea,tráquae,tráuqea,ttráquea,tárquea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tráquea

Misspelling Variants of "tráquea"

rtáquea7trqáuea7trráquea8tráqeua7tráqquea8tráquae7tráuqea7ttráquea8
Misspelling Variants of "tráquea"

Frequency rank: #48,124 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tráquea"?
"tráquea" is spelled T-R-Á-Q-U-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ɾakea].
What does "tráquea" mean?
As a noun, "tráquea" means: Tubo largo y elástico, que constituye la continuación de la laringe y que en su parte inferior se divide originando los bronquios. Su pared la forman anillos cartilaginosos cubiertos por una mucosa...
What words are commonly confused with "tráquea"?
"tráquea" is commonly confused with "trauma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tráquea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tráquea" is [ˈt̪ɾakea]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tráquea" come from?
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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.