travesura

[t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsuɾa]

/[t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsuɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“travesura” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,291
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o conducta de naturaleza maliciosa, ingeniosa y exploratoria de poca trascendencia, en especial las realizadas o manifestadas por niños.

Corpus desk

Index ES-travesura · travesura · Spanish

travesura · rank #35,291 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,291
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH transferida

Nearest frequency peer: transferida (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “travesura”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “travesura” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

travesura vs travesuras
90% similar
travesura vs travesía
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for travesura
PropertyValue
Headwordtravesura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsuɾa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,291
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “travesura”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.travesuracae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “transferida” (#35,290), “tómese” (#35,292), “transcurrir” (#35,289). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “travesura” va en #35,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around travesura (IPA [t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsuɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,291 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for travesura, with forms such as "rtavesura", "tarvesura", and "trabesura". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "travesuras", "travesía", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is travesura, spelled T-R-A-V-E-S-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o conducta de naturaleza maliciosa, ingeniosa y exploratoria de poca trascendencia, en especial las realizadas o manifestadas por niños.
  2. 2
    Acción o efecto de travesear.
  3. 3
    Cualquier acto que amerita reprensión o castigo, realizado con ingenio.

This word in other languages

prank(English)espièglerie(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtavesura
  • tarvesura
  • trabesura
  • traevsura
  • travesrua
  • travessura
  • travesuar
  • travesurra
  • traveusra
  • travseura
  • travvesura
  • trravesura
  • trvaesura
  • ttravesura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of travesura - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rtavesura2tarvesura2trabesura1traevsura2travesrua2travessura1travesuar2travesurra1
Edit distance from "travesura"

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 "travesura"?
"travesura" is spelled T-R-A-V-E-S-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsuɾa].
What does "travesura" mean?
As a noun, "travesura" means: Acción o conducta de naturaleza maliciosa, ingeniosa y exploratoria de poca trascendencia, en especial las realizadas o manifestadas por niños.
What words are commonly confused with "travesura"?
"travesura" is commonly confused with "travesuras", "travesía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "travesura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "travesura" is [t̪ɾaβ̞eˈsuɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "travesura" come from?
"travesura" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

tramposos#35,288usurpador#35,295vitalicia#35,304soportaba#35,262

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

siembran14 variantsservirse14 variantsanalíticos14 variantsrepulsión14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list