trilingüe

[t̪ɾiˈlĩŋgwe]

/[t̪ɾiˈlĩŋgwe]/ adj

The verdict

“trilingüe” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,149 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,149
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que sabe hablar tres lenguas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-trilingue · trilingüe · Spanish

trilingüe · rank #74,149 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,149
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH trazabilidad

Nearest frequency peer: trazabilidad (-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 “trilingüe”

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 “trilingüe” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for trilingüe
PropertyValue
Headwordtrilingüe
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t̪ɾiˈlĩŋgwe]
Letters9
Frequency rank#74,149
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “trilingüe” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).trilingüecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “trazabilidad” (#74,148), “triásico” (#74,150), “travestismo” (#74,147). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “trilingüe” va en #74,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trilingüe is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,149 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t̪ɾiˈlĩŋgwe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

trilingüe has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is trilingüe, spelled T-R-I-L-I-N-G-Ü-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que sabe hablar tres lenguas.
  2. 2
    Que se refiere a, se ofrece en, o contiene tres idiomas.

This word in other languages

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 "trilingüe"?
"trilingüe" is spelled T-R-I-L-I-N-G-Ü-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾiˈlĩŋgwe].
What does "trilingüe" mean?
As an adjective, "trilingüe" means: Que sabe hablar tres lenguas.
How do you pronounce "trilingüe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trilingüe" is [t̪ɾiˈlĩŋgwe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trilingüe" come from?
"trilingüe" 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 "trilingüe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list