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traste

Spanish, noun/ˈtɾaste/

traste is spelled T-R-A-S-T-E (6 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 30,367th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Traste is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “fret” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Separación que existe en el diapasón del mástil de muchos instrumentos de cuerda; en la mayoría de los…”.

What does traste mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinefret

  2. 2

    masculineworthless thing or person

  3. 3

    Mexicomasculinedirty dishes

  4. 4

    Mexicomasculinelaundry (dirty clothes)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Separación que existe en el diapasón del mástil de muchos instrumentos de cuerda; en la mayoría de los instrumentos modernos los trastes son finas tiras de metal (alpaca, níquel o acero) incrustadas en el diapasón. 2. Vaso con el que los catadores prueban el vino. 3. Mueble. 4. Nalgas.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of traste

  • trastes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce traste?

  • /ˈtɾaste/
  • [ˈt̪ɾas.t̪e]
  • [ˈt̪ɾast̪e]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to traste

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is traste in Spanish?

traste appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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