tribulación

[t̪ɾiβ̞ulaˈsjõn]

/[t̪ɾiβ̞ulaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“tribulación” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,279 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,279
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aflicción o tormento que inquieta y turba el ánimo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tribulacion · tribulación · Spanish

tribulación · rank #51,279 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,279
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH trazan

Nearest frequency peer: trazan (-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 “tribulación”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tribulación
PropertyValue
Headwordtribulación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪ɾiβ̞ulaˈsjõn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,279
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tribulación” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tribulacióncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “trazan” (#51,278), “tromba” (#51,280), “travesaño” (#51,277). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tribulación” va en #51,279. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tribulación is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,279 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪ɾiβ̞ulaˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for tribulación in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is tribulación, spelled T-R-I-B-U-L-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aflicción o tormento que inquieta y turba el ánimo.
  2. 2
    Persecución o adversidad que padece el hombre.

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 "tribulación"?
"tribulación" is spelled T-R-I-B-U-L-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾiβ̞ulaˈsjõn].
What does "tribulación" mean?
As a noun, "tribulación" means: Aflicción o tormento que inquieta y turba el ánimo.
How do you pronounce "tribulación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tribulación" is [t̪ɾiβ̞ulaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tribulación" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list