travesaño

[t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɲo]

/[t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɲo]/ noun

The verdict

“travesaño” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,277 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,277
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Madero que atraviesa de una parte a otra; pieza de madera que cruza sobre otras.

Corpus desk

Index ES-travesano · travesaño · Spanish

travesaño · rank #51,277 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,277
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH transfobia

Nearest frequency peer: transfobia (-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 “travesaño”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for travesaño
PropertyValue
Headwordtravesaño
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɲo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,277
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “travesaño” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.travesañocae 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: “transfobia” (#51,276), “trazan” (#51,278), “transexualidad” (#51,275). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “travesaño” va en #51,277. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

travesaño is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,277 among 3,005 “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

  1. 1
    Madero que atraviesa de una parte a otra; pieza de madera que cruza sobre otras.
  2. 2
    Almohada larga que ocupa toda la cabecera de la cama.
  3. 3
    Larguero o palo horizontal del arco de fútbol.
  4. 4
    Travesti.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how travesaño appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La distancia entre los postes será de 7,32 m y la distancia del borde inferior del travesaño será de 2,44 m.

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 "travesaño"?
"travesaño" is spelled T-R-A-V-E-S-A-Ñ-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɲo].
What does "travesaño" mean?
As a noun, "travesaño" means: Madero que atraviesa de una parte a otra; pieza de madera que cruza sobre otras.
How do you pronounce "travesaño"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "travesaño" is [t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɲo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list