trilby

[ˈt̪ɾilβ̞i]

/[ˈt̪ɾilβ̞i]/ noun

The verdict

“trilby” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sombrero de fieltro de ala estrecha, de ala más corta, inclinada hacia abajo por delante y ligeramente vuelta hacia arriba por detrás, en comparación con el fedora.

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Index ES-trilby · trilby · Spanish

trilby · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for trilby
PropertyValue
Headwordtrilby
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪ɾilβ̞i]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trilby” sits in Spanish frequency

trilby falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trilby is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪ɾilβ̞i]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sombrero de fieltro de ala estrecha, de ala más corta, inclinada hacia abajo por delante y ligeramente vuelta hacia arriba por detrás, en comparación con el fedora.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for trilby, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is trilby, spelled T-R-I-L-B-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sombrero de fieltro de ala estrecha, de ala más corta, inclinada hacia abajo por delante y ligeramente vuelta hacia arriba por detrás, en comparación con el fedora.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trilby"?
"trilby" is spelled T-R-I-L-B-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ɾilβ̞i].
What does "trilby" mean?
As a noun, "trilby" means: Sombrero de fieltro de ala estrecha, de ala más corta, inclinada hacia abajo por delante y ligeramente vuelta hacia arriba por detrás, en comparación con el fedora.
How do you pronounce "trilby"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trilby" is [ˈt̪ɾilβ̞i]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trilby" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list