traspié

[t̪ɾasˈpje]

/[t̪ɾasˈpje]/ noun

The verdict

“traspié” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,315 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,315
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Resbalón o tropezón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-traspie · traspié · Spanish

traspié · rank #86,315 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,315
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH Trejos

Nearest frequency peer: Trejos (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “traspié”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “traspié” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for traspié
PropertyValue
Headwordtraspié
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪ɾasˈpje]
Letters7
Frequency rank#86,315
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “traspié” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).traspiécae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Trejos” (#86,316), “trident” (#86,317), “tritura” (#86,318). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “traspié” va en #86,315. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

traspié is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,315 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪ɾasˈpje]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

traspié doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is traspié, spelled T-R-A-S-P-I-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Resbalón o tropezón.
  2. 2
    Acción de cruzar uno su pierna por detrás de la de otro, y apretar al mismo tiempo con ella para derribarle.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "traspié"?
"traspié" is spelled T-R-A-S-P-I-É. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾasˈpje].
What does "traspié" mean?
As a noun, "traspié" means: Resbalón o tropezón.
How do you pronounce "traspié"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "traspié" is [t̪ɾasˈpje]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "traspié" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "traspié", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list