trienal

[t̪ɾjeˈnal]

/[t̪ɾjeˈnal]/ adj

The verdict

“trienal” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,866 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,866
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que sucede o se repite cada trienio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-trienal · trienal · Spanish

trienal · rank #69,866 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,866
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH trastornada

Nearest frequency peer: trastornada (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “trienal”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “trienal” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for trienal
PropertyValue
Headwordtrienal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t̪ɾjeˈnal]
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,866
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “trienal” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.trienalcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “trastornada” (#69,865), “truena” (#69,867), “tuercen” (#69,868). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “trienal” va en #69,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trienal is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,866 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t̪ɾjeˈnal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for trienal, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is trienal, spelled T-R-I-E-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que sucede o se repite cada trienio.
  2. 2
    Que dura un trienio.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trienal"?
"trienal" is spelled T-R-I-E-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾjeˈnal].
What does "trienal" mean?
As an adjective, "trienal" means: Que sucede o se repite cada trienio.
How do you pronounce "trienal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trienal" is [t̪ɾjeˈnal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trienal" come from?
"trienal" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "trienal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list