tribales
[t̪ɾiˈβ̞ales]
The verdict
“tribales” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,047. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,047
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de tribal.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tribales |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [t̪ɾiˈβ̞ales] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #27,047 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tribales” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around tribales (IPA [t̪ɾiˈβ̞ales]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,047 among 34,400 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de tribal.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for tribales, with forms such as "rtibales", "tirbales", and "trbiales". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "triples", "triviales", "tribunales", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is tribales, spelled T-R-I-B-A-L-E-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de tribal.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rtibales
- tirbales
- trbiales
- triables
- tribaels
- tribaless
- triballes
- tribalse
- tribbales
- triblaes
- trivales
- trribales
- ttribales
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tribales - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “tribales”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-R-I-B-A-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪ɾiˈβ̞ales] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “triples” - see the side-by-side comparison. tribales vs triples
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.