triplete
[t̪ɾiˈplet̪e]
The verdict
“triplete” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #47,469 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #47,469
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conjunto formado por tres elementos.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | triplete |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ɾiˈplet̪e] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #47,469 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “triplete” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for triplete is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ɾiˈplet̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,469 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for triplete, with forms such as "rtiplete", "tirplete", and "trilpete". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "triple", "triples", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 triplete, spelled T-R-I-P-L-E-T-E.
Definition
- 1Conjunto formado por tres elementos.
- 2Logro deportivo de obtener tres victorias en un mismo periodo competitivo.
- 3Logro de un jugador que consiste en marcar tres goles en un mismo partido.
- 4Secuencia de tres nucleótidos consecutivos en una molécula de ARN mensajero.
- 5Grupo de tres líneas espectrales de frecuencias muy similares.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtiplete,tirplete,trilpete,tripelte,tripleet,triplette,tripllete,tripltee,tripplete,trpilete,trriplete,ttriplete
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of triplete - 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.
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.
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Using “triplete”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-R-I-P-L-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪ɾiˈplet̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “triple” - see the side-by-side comparison. triplete vs triple
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.