tropiezo
[t̪ɾoˈpjeso]
The verdict
“tropiezo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #33,364 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #33,364
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de tropezar o tropezarse.
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 | tropiezo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ɾoˈpjeso] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #33,364 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tropiezo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tropiezo is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ɾoˈpjeso]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,364 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for tropiezo, with forms such as "rtopiezo", "torpiezo", and "troipezo". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "tropiezos", "trópico", "tropezó", and more, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is tropiezo, spelled T-R-O-P-I-E-Z-O.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de tropezar o tropezarse.
- 2Obstáculo con el que al caminar se choca, especialmente con los pies, a riesgo de caer.
- 3Persona o cosa que causa dificultad, molestia o estorbo para llevar a cabo algo.
- 4Fallo o error involuntario, especialmente de tipo moral o en relación con el logro de un objetivo.
- 5Enfrentamiento, pelea, lid, escaramuza, contienda o disputa entre dos o más personas o grupos que se oponen, a veces con violencia.
- 6Oposición de opiniones, decisiones o dictámenes.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtopiezo,torpiezo,troipezo,tropeizo,tropieoz,tropiezzo,tropizeo,troppiezo,trpoiezo,trropiezo,ttropiezo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tropiezo - 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 “tropiezo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-R-O-P-I-E-Z-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪ɾoˈpjeso] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tropiezos” - see the side-by-side comparison. tropiezo vs tropiezos
- 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.