travesaño
[t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɲo]
The verdict
“travesaño” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,277 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,277
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Madero que atraviesa de una parte a otra; pieza de madera que cruza sobre otras.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | travesaño |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɲo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #51,277 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “travesaño” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
travesaño is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,277 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɲo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
travesaño has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 travesaño, spelled T-R-A-V-E-S-A-Ñ-O.
Definition
- 1Madero que atraviesa de una parte a otra; pieza de madera que cruza sobre otras.
- 2Almohada larga que ocupa toda la cabecera de la cama.
- 3Larguero o palo horizontal del arco de fútbol.
- 4Travesti.
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.
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Using “travesaño”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-R-A-V-E-S-A-Ñ-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɲo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.