tribunal
[t̪ɾiβ̞uˈnal]
The verdict
“tribunal” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,229 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,229
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Edificio o lugar físico en el que se instalan los jueces para impartir justicia.
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 | tribunal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ɾiβ̞uˈnal] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #1,229 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tribunal” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tribunal is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for tribunal, with forms such as "rtibunal", "tirbunal", and "trbiunal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is tribunal, spelled T-R-I-B-U-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1Edificio o lugar físico en el que se instalan los jueces para impartir justicia.
- 2Grupo de magistrados que imparten justicia
- 3Por 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tribunal - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “tribunal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-R-I-B-U-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪ɾiβ̞uˈnal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tribune” - see the side-by-side comparison. tribunal vs tribune
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.