troglodita

[t̪ɾoɣ̞loˈð̞it̪a]

/[t̪ɾoɣ̞loˈð̞it̪a]/ adj

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The verdict

“troglodita” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,954 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,954
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que habita en cavernas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-troglodita · troglodita · Spanish

troglodita · rank #75,954 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,954
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH triduo

Nearest frequency peer: triduo (-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 “troglodita”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for troglodita
PropertyValue
Headwordtroglodita
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t̪ɾoɣ̞loˈð̞it̪a]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,954
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “troglodita” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.trogloditacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “triduo” (#75,953), “tréboles” (#75,955), “trajín” (#75,951). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “troglodita” va en #75,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

troglodita is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,954 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t̪ɾoɣ̞loˈð̞it̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for troglodita in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 troglodita, spelled T-R-O-G-L-O-D-I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que habita en cavernas.
  2. 2
    Miembro de un pueblo legendario que el historiador griego Herodoto situó en el norte de África. Los describió como un pueblo que habitaba en cavernas, no eran capaces de hablar y se alimentaba de serpientes.
  3. 3
    Estereotipo del hombre prehistórico que se suponía que habitaba en cuevas y que normalmente tenía una conducta brutal.
  4. 4
    Persona de comportamiento bárbaro y tosco.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Partimos de Arsinoe y entramos en el abrasado desierto. Atravesamos el país de los trogloditas, que devoran serpientes y carecen del comercio de la palabra; el de los garamantas, que tienen las mujeres en común y se nutren de leones; el de los augilas, que sólo veneran el Tártaro.
  2. Todo comenzó hace muchísimo tiempo. Hay comprobaciones fehacientes de hallazgos de bolitas de piedra en cavernas habitadas por trogloditas de la prehistoria. En la era paleolítica ya se jugaba una especie de juego con bolitas de piedra.

Synonyms

cavernícolacavernícola

This word in other languages

Troglodyt(Deutsch)

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 "troglodita"?
"troglodita" is spelled T-R-O-G-L-O-D-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾoɣ̞loˈð̞it̪a].
What does "troglodita" mean?
As an adjective, "troglodita" means: Que habita en cavernas.
How do you pronounce "troglodita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "troglodita" is [t̪ɾoɣ̞loˈð̞it̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "troglodita" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list