tropezón

[t̪ɾopeˈsõn]

/[t̪ɾopeˈsõn]/ noun

The verdict

“tropezón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,698 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,698
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de tropezar o de tropezarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tropezon · tropezón · Spanish

tropezón · rank #70,698 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,698
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH trips

Nearest frequency peer: trips (-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 “tropezón”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tropezón
PropertyValue
Headwordtropezón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪ɾopeˈsõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,698
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tropezón” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “trips” (#70,697), “Turra” (#70,699), “trastero” (#70,696). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tropezón” va en #70,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tropezón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,698 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪ɾopeˈsõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de tropezar o de tropezarse.
  2. 2
    Error al obrar, especialmente el que causa vergüenza propia por ser notorio para otros.
  3. 3
    Obstáculo con el que al caminar se choca, especialmente con los pies, a riesgo de caer.
  4. 4
    Trozo, por lo general de alguna carne, que se mezcla en las sopas y ensaladas o con las legumbres.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tropezón"?
"tropezón" is spelled T-R-O-P-E-Z-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾopeˈsõn].
What does "tropezón" mean?
As a noun, "tropezón" means: Acción o efecto de tropezar o de tropezarse.
How do you pronounce "tropezón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tropezón" is [t̪ɾopeˈsõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list