tributo

/[t̪ɾiˈβ̞ut̪o]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,736

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

tributo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Suma de dinero que un ciudadano tiene que pagar al estado para sostener los gastos públicos. Pronounced [t̪ɾiˈβ̞ut̪o]. It ranks #6,736 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with tributos and tribu.

Key facts for tributo
PropertyValue
Headwordtributo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪ɾiˈβ̞ut̪o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,736
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tributo is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ɾiˈβ̞ut̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,736 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for tributo, with forms such as "rtibuto", "tirbuto", and "trbiuto". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "tributos", "tribu", "tribus", 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 tributo, spelled T-R-I-B-U-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Suma de dinero que un ciudadano tiene que pagar al estado para sostener los gastos públicos.
  2. 2
    Carga continua u obligación que se debe soportar por disfrutar de una cosa.
  3. 3
    Muestra de agradecimiento, reconocimiento, respeto o admiración que se manifiesta hacia una persona.
  4. 4
    En el feudalismo, cantidad de dinero o de otra cosa que el vasallo debía entregar a su príncipe o señor como reconocimiento de su señorío.
  5. 5
    Sentimiento favorable que se muestra hacia una persona.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtibuto,tirbuto,trbiuto,tribbuto,tribtuo,tribuot,tributto,triubto,trivuto,trributo,ttributo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tributo

Misspelling Variants of "tributo"

rtibuto7tirbuto7trbiuto7tribbuto8tribtuo7tribuot7tributto8triubto7
Misspelling Variants of "tributo"

Frequency rank: #6,736 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tributo"?
"tributo" is spelled T-R-I-B-U-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾiˈβ̞ut̪o].
What does "tributo" mean?
As a noun, "tributo" means: Suma de dinero que un ciudadano tiene que pagar al estado para sostener los gastos públicos.
What words are commonly confused with "tributo"?
"tributo" is commonly confused with "tributos", "tribu", "tribus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tributo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tributo" is [t̪ɾiˈβ̞ut̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tributo" come from?
"tributo" 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.