trigo

[ˈt̪ɾiɣ̞o]

/[ˈt̪ɾiɣ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“trigo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,602. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,602
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Triticum) Género de plantas de la familia de las gramíneas, cultivado por la humanidad desde hace miles de años por sus granos, con los que se prepara harina para hacer el pan. Es una planta anual...

Corpus desk

Index ES-trigo · trigo · Spanish

trigo · rank #6,602 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,602
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH traído

Nearest frequency peer: traído (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “trigo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “trigo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

trigo vs tro
60% similar
trigo vs trío
60% similar
trigo vs trip
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for trigo
PropertyValue
Headwordtrigo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪ɾiɣ̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,602
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “trigo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).trigocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “traído” (#6,601), “tuits” (#6,603), “titulada” (#6,600). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “trigo” va en #6,602. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around trigo (IPA [ˈt̪ɾiɣ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,602 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for trigo, with forms such as "rtigo", "tirgo", and "trgio". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tro", "trío", "trip", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is trigo, spelled T-R-I-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Triticum) Género de plantas de la familia de las gramíneas, cultivado por la humanidad desde hace miles de años por sus granos, con los que se prepara harina para hacer el pan. Es una planta anual, con flores agrupadas en una espiga. Su fruto es una cariopse rica en almidón.
  2. 2
    Por antonomasia, Triticum aestivum, la planta más ampliamente cultivada del género. Sus granos forman parte de la dieta básica de un gran porcentaje de la población del mundo.
  3. 3
    El grano del trigo₁.

This word in other languages

wheat(English)froment(Français)Weizen(Deutsch)trigo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtigo
  • tirgo
  • trgio
  • triggo
  • triog
  • trrigo
  • ttrigo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of trigo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

rtigo2tirgo2trgio2triggo1triog2trrigo1ttrigo1
Edit distance from "trigo"

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 "trigo"?
"trigo" is spelled T-R-I-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ɾiɣ̞o].
What does "trigo" mean?
As a noun, "trigo" means: (Triticum) Género de plantas de la familia de las gramíneas, cultivado por la humanidad desde hace miles de años por sus granos, con los que se prepara harina para hacer el pan. Es una planta anual...
What words are commonly confused with "trigo"?
"trigo" is commonly confused with "tro", "trío", "trip". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "trigo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trigo" is [ˈt̪ɾiɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trigo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tuits#6,603sucia#6,596salio#6,591altar#6,615

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

rubia7 variantspierda7 variantsOrtiz7 variantsGuinea7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list