tropezón
[t̪ɾopeˈsõn]
The verdict
“tropezón” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #70,698 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #70,698
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de tropezar o de tropezarse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tropezón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ɾopeˈsõn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #70,698 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tropezón” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tropezón is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ɾopeˈsõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #70,698 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for tropezón in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is tropezón, spelled T-R-O-P-E-Z-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de tropezar o de tropezarse.
- 2Error al obrar, especialmente el que causa vergüenza propia por ser notorio para otros.
- 3Obstáculo con el que al caminar se choca, especialmente con los pies, a riesgo de caer.
- 4Trozo, por lo general de alguna carne, que se mezcla en las sopas y ensaladas o con las legumbres.
This word in other languages
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 “tropezón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-R-O-P-E-Z-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪ɾopeˈsõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.