tridente
[t̪ɾiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“tridente” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #36,862 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #36,862
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Especie de lanza de tres puntas: una central y las otras dos constituidas por brazos paralelos de forma parecida a una bielda, utilizada especialmente en el circo romano por los reciarios, pero tam...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tridente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ɾiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #36,862 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tridente” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tridente is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ɾiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,862 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for tridente, with forms such as "rtidente", "tirdente", and "trdiente". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is tridente, spelled T-R-I-D-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Especie de lanza de tres puntas: una central y las otras dos constituidas por brazos paralelos de forma parecida a una bielda, utilizada especialmente en el circo romano por los reciarios, pero también antiguamente por ciertos pescadores. Es un símbolo de Poseidón (o Neptuno, en la mitología romana), del dios hindú Shivá y, en algunas representaciones, también del diablo. Así mismo es la figura central de la bandera de la isla atlántica Barbados, del grupo insular de Barlovento.
- 2En general, cualquier cosa rematada por tres pinchos o dientes.
- 3Fisga, arpón de pesca.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtidente,tirdente,trdiente,triddente,tridenet,tridennte,tridentte,tridetne,tridnete,triednte,trridente,ttridente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tridente - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “tridente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-R-I-D-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪ɾiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.