tribunal

/[t̪ɾiβ̞uˈnal]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,229

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

tribunal is aSpanishnoun. It means: Edificio o lugar físico en el que se instalan los jueces para impartir justicia. Pronounced [t̪ɾiβ̞uˈnal]. It ranks #1,229 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with tribune and tribuno.

Key facts for tribunal
PropertyValue
Headwordtribunal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪ɾiβ̞uˈnal]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,229
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of tribunal in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tribunal is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ɾiβ̞uˈnal]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,229 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for tribunal, with forms such as "rtibunal", "tirbunal", and "trbiunal". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "tribune", "tribuno", "triunfal", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is tribunal, spelled T-R-I-B-U-N-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Edificio o lugar físico en el que se instalan los jueces para impartir justicia.
  2. 2
    Grupo de magistrados que imparten justicia
  3. 3
    Por extensión, cualquier grupo de ciudadanos a los que se les asigna el honor y responsabilidad de dar un dictamen.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtibunal,tirbunal,trbiunal,tribbunal,tribnual,tribuanl,tribunall,tribunla,tribunnal,triubnal,trivunal,trribunal,ttribunal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tribunal

Misspelling Variants of "tribunal"

rtibunal8tirbunal8trbiunal8tribbunal9tribnual8tribuanl8tribunall9tribunla8
Misspelling Variants of "tribunal"

Frequency rank: #1,229 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tribunal"?
"tribunal" is spelled T-R-I-B-U-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾiβ̞uˈnal].
What does "tribunal" mean?
As a noun, "tribunal" means: Edificio o lugar físico en el que se instalan los jueces para impartir justicia.
What words are commonly confused with "tribunal"?
"tribunal" is commonly confused with "tribune", "tribuno", "triunfal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tribunal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tribunal" is [t̪ɾiβ̞uˈnal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tribunal" come from?
"tribunal" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.