tropelía
Spanish, noun[t̪ɾopeˈlia]
tropelía is spelled T-R-O-P-E-L-Í-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish, the 152,151st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tropelía is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “outrage, abuse, barbarity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Atropello cometido por una autoridad; abuso de poder”.
What does tropelía mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoutrage, abuse, barbarity
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Atropello cometido por una autoridad; abuso de poder. 2. Hecho violento y contrario a las leyes. 3. Aceleración confusa y desordenada.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tropelía
- tropelías plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tropelía?
- [t̪ɾopeˈlia]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tropelía
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tropelía in Spanish?
tropelía appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).