tribe

/tɹaɪb/

//tɹaɪb// noun

The verdict

“tribe” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,638 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,638
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tribu.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tribe · tribe · Spanish

tribe · rank #79,638 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,638
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tratantes

Nearest frequency peer: tratantes (-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 “tribe”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tribe
PropertyValue
Headwordtribe
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɹaɪb/
Letters5
Frequency rank#79,638
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tribe” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tribecae 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: “tratantes” (#79,637), “transmites” (#79,636), “transigir” (#79,635). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tribe” va en #79,638. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tribe is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,638 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɹaɪb/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for tribe in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is tribe, spelled T-R-I-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tribu.
  2. 2
    Clan, familia.
  3. 3
    Linaje.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation

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 "tribe"?
"tribe" is spelled T-R-I-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is /tɹaɪb/.
What does "tribe" mean?
As a noun, "tribe" means: Tribu.
How do you pronounce "tribe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tribe" is /tɹaɪb/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tribe" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list