trava

[ˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]

/[ˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]/ noun

The verdict

“trava” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,334 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,334
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hombre travesti.

Corpus desk

Index ES-trava · trava · Spanish

trava · rank #85,334 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,334
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH trasmitió

Nearest frequency peer: trasmitió (-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 “trava”

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 “trava” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for trava
PropertyValue
Headwordtrava
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#85,334
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “trava” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “trasmitió” (#85,333), “trepadoras” (#85,335), “trascendiendo” (#85,332). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “trava” va en #85,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trava is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,334 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hombre travesti.".

Zero misspellings are on record for trava in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is trava, spelled T-R-A-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hombre travesti.

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 "trava"?
"trava" is spelled T-R-A-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ɾaβ̞a].
What does "trava" mean?
As a noun, "trava" means: Hombre travesti.
How do you pronounce "trava"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trava" is [ˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trava" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list