triste

[ˈt̪ɾist̪e]

/[ˈt̪ɾist̪e]/ adj

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The verdict

“triste” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,259. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,259
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que siente tristeza.

Corpus desk

Index ES-triste · triste · Spanish

triste · rank #1,259 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,259
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH alguno

Nearest frequency peer: alguno (+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 “triste”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “triste” 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).

triste vs trust
67% similar
triste vs twist
67% similar
triste vs trote
67% similar

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

Key facts for triste
PropertyValue
Headwordtriste
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt̪ɾist̪e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,259
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “triste”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tristecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “alguno” (#1,260), “siente” (#1,257), “contrato” (#1,261). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “triste” va en #1,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around triste (IPA [ˈt̪ɾist̪e]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,259 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for triste, with forms such as "rtiste", "tirste", and "triset". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "trust", "twist", "trote", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 triste, spelled T-R-I-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que siente tristeza.
  2. 2
    De carácter propenso a la tristeza.
  3. 3
    Que muestra o denota tristeza.
  4. 4
    Que ocasiona o inspira tristeza.
  5. 5
    Que no satisface eficazmente su propósito.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how triste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. —Ya, quita esa cara triste; verás que en la fiesta te animas un poco. —¿Tú crees? —Claro. Venga, vámonos.

Synonyms

afligidoapesadumbradoamarridomelancólicopenosoineficazinsuficiente

This word in other languages

sad(English)triste(Français)traurig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtiste
  • tirste
  • triset
  • trisste
  • tristte
  • tritse
  • trriste
  • trsite
  • ttriste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of triste - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rtiste2tirste2triset2trisste1tristte1tritse2trriste1trsite2
Edit distance from "triste"

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 "triste"?
"triste" is spelled T-R-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ɾist̪e].
What does "triste" mean?
As an adjective, "triste" means: Que siente tristeza.
What words are commonly confused with "triste"?
"triste" is commonly confused with "trust", "twist", "trote". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "triste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "triste" is [ˈt̪ɾist̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "triste" come from?
"triste" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alguno#1,260siente#1,257debate#1,263dieron#1,264

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

extraño9 variantstratar9 variantsFlores9 variantstengan9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list