trinquete

[t̪ɾĩŋˈket̪e]

/[t̪ɾĩŋˈket̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“trinquete” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,004 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,004
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mástil de proa de un velero con más de un mástil y sin considerar el bauprés ni su posible mastelero. Si dicho palo es el mayor de la embarcación, tampoco se llamará trinquete, sino palo mayor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-trinquete · trinquete · Spanish

trinquete · rank #69,004 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,004
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH traumatizada

Nearest frequency peer: traumatizada (-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 “trinquete”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for trinquete
PropertyValue
Headwordtrinquete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪ɾĩŋˈket̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,004
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “trinquete” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).trinquetecae 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: “traumatizada” (#69,003), “tripulada” (#69,006), “trivialidades” (#69,007). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “trinquete” va en #69,004. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trinquete is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,004 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪ɾĩŋˈket̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for trinquete, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is trinquete, spelled T-R-I-N-Q-U-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mástil de proa de un velero con más de un mástil y sin considerar el bauprés ni su posible mastelero. Si dicho palo es el mayor de la embarcación, tampoco se llamará trinquete, sino palo mayor.
  2. 2
    Verga mayor que se cruza sobre el palo de proa.
  3. 3
    Vela que va en dicha verga.

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 "trinquete"?
"trinquete" is spelled T-R-I-N-Q-U-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾĩŋˈket̪e].
What does "trinquete" mean?
As a noun, "trinquete" means: Mástil de proa de un velero con más de un mástil y sin considerar el bauprés ni su posible mastelero. Si dicho palo es el mayor de la embarcación, tampoco se llamará trinquete, sino palo mayor.
How do you pronounce "trinquete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trinquete" is [t̪ɾĩŋˈket̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "trinquete", 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