trigger

//ˈtɹɪɡ.ə// noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,900

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

trigger is aSpanishnoun. It means: Gatillo Pronounced /ˈtɹɪɡ.ə/. Often confused with Tiger.

Key facts for trigger
PropertyValue
Headwordtrigger
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtɹɪɡ.ə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,900
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for trigger is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtɹɪɡ.ə/. Corpus data places it at rank #43,900 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for trigger, with forms such as "rtigger", "tirgger", and "trgiger". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Tiger", 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 trigger, spelled T-R-I-G-G-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gatillo
  2. 2
    Detonador
  3. 3
    Disparador
  4. 4
    Gatillero

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtigger,tirgger,trgiger,trigegr,triger,triggerr,triggre,trrigger,ttrigger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for trigger

Misspelling Variants of "trigger"

rtigger7tirgger7trgiger7trigegr7triger6triggerr8triggre7trrigger8
Misspelling Variants of "trigger"

Frequency rank: #43,900 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trigger"?
"trigger" is spelled T-R-I-G-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɹɪɡ.ə/.
What does "trigger" mean?
As a noun, "trigger" means: Gatillo
What words are commonly confused with "trigger"?
"trigger" is commonly confused with "Tiger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "trigger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trigger" is /ˈtɹɪɡ.ə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trigger" come from?
"trigger" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter T in our Spanish index:

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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.