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travieso

Spanish, adjective/tɾaˈbjeso/

travieso is spelled T-R-A-V-I-E-S-O (8 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 27,124th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Travieso is a Spanish adjective meaning “naughty, mischievous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que está puesto al través o de lado”.

What does travieso mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    naughty, mischievous

  2. 2

    playful (suggesting mirth or fun)

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

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que está puesto al través o de lado. 2. Que tiende a obrar a partir de la curiosidad y la aventura, dando menos prioridad a las normas o prohibiciones. 3. Referido a una cosa, que es un poco impredecible o bulliciosa. 4. Que se distrae en hábitos, vicios o gustos sensuales.

noun: 1. Distancia o recorrido entre dos lugares o puntos de un desplazamiento.

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 travieso

  • traviesa feminine
  • traviesos masculine plural
  • traviesas feminine plural

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

How do you pronounce travieso?

  • /tɾaˈbjeso/
  • [t̪ɾaˈβ̞je.so]
  • [t̪ɾaˈβ̞jeso]

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

English words that translate to travieso

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

How common is travieso in Spanish?

travieso appears 1.5 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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