tributar

/[t̪ɾiβ̞uˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,040

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

tributar is aSpanishverb. It means: Entregar el vasallo al señor en reconocimiento del señorío, o el súbdito al Estado para las cargas y atenciones públicas, cierta cantidad en dinero o en especie. Pronounced [t̪ɾiβ̞uˈt̪aɾ]. Often confused with tributo and tributos.

Key facts for tributar
PropertyValue
Headwordtributar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪ɾiβ̞uˈt̪aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,040
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tributar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ɾiβ̞uˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,040 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 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 tributar, with forms such as "rtibutar", "tirbutar", and "trbiutar". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "tributo", "tributos", "tributario", 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 tributar, spelled T-R-I-B-U-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entregar el vasallo al señor en reconocimiento del señorío, o el súbdito al Estado para las cargas y atenciones públicas, cierta cantidad en dinero o en especie.
  2. 2
    Ofrecer o manifestar, a modo de tributo y reconocimiento de superioridad, algún obsequio y veneración.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtibutar,tirbutar,trbiutar,tribbutar,tribtuar,tribuatr,tributarr,tributra,tributtar,triubtar,trivutar,trributar,ttributar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tributar

Misspelling Variants of "tributar"

rtibutar8tirbutar8trbiutar8tribbutar9tribtuar8tribuatr8tributarr9tributra8
Misspelling Variants of "tributar"

Frequency rank: #40,040 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tributar"?
"tributar" is spelled T-R-I-B-U-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾiβ̞uˈt̪aɾ].
What does "tributar" mean?
As a verb, "tributar" means: Entregar el vasallo al señor en reconocimiento del señorío, o el súbdito al Estado para las cargas y atenciones públicas, cierta cantidad en dinero o en especie.
What words are commonly confused with "tributar"?
"tributar" is commonly confused with "tributo", "tributos", "tributario". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tributar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tributar" is [t̪ɾiβ̞uˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tributar" come from?
"tributar" 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.