tristeza
[t̪ɾisˈt̪esa]
The verdict
“tristeza” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,046 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,046
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Estado emocional de dolor y descontento, desagradable para quien lo experimenta.
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 | tristeza |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ɾisˈt̪esa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #4,046 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tristeza” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tristeza is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ɾisˈt̪esa]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,046 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Estado emocional de dolor y descontento, desagradable para quien lo experimenta.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for tristeza, with forms such as "rtisteza", "tirsteza", and "trisetza". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "tristezas", "triste", "tristes", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is tristeza, spelled T-R-I-S-T-E-Z-A.
Definition
- 1Estado emocional de dolor y descontento, desagradable para quien lo experimenta.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtisteza,tirsteza,trisetza,trissteza,tristeaz,tristezza,tristteza,tristzea,tritseza,trristeza,trsiteza,ttristeza
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tristeza - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “tristeza”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-R-I-S-T-E-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪ɾisˈt̪esa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tristezas” - see the side-by-side comparison. tristeza vs tristezas
- 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.