trementina
[t̪ɾemẽn̪ˈt̪ina]
The verdict
“trementina” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,413 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,413
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Líquido que se obtiene de la destilación con vapor de la resina oleosa extraída de varias especies de árboles terebintáceos. Es casi incoloro y de olor característico. Se usa como disolvente de pin...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | trementina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ɾemẽn̪ˈt̪ina] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #89,413 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “trementina” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
trementina is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,413 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪ɾemẽn̪ˈt̪ina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Líquido que se obtiene de la destilación con vapor de la resina oleosa extraída de varias especies de árboles terebintáceos. Es casi incoloro y de olor característico. Se usa como disolvente de pin...".
No misspelling variants are generated for trementina in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is trementina, spelled T-R-E-M-E-N-T-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Líquido que se obtiene de la destilación con vapor de la resina oleosa extraída de varias especies de árboles terebintáceos. Es casi incoloro y de olor característico. Se usa como disolvente de pinturas, materia prima para la fabricación de compuestos aromáticos sintéticos y algunos desinfectantes.
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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 “trementina”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-R-E-M-E-N-T-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.