trufa
[ˈt̪ɾufa]
The verdict
“trufa” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #60,432 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #60,432
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Tuber) un género de hongos ascomicete de la familia de las tuberáceas. Presenta una relación simbiótica micorrícica con árboles, como los castaños, nogales y especialmente los del género Quercus c...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | trufa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪ɾufa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #60,432 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “trufa” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for trufa is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪ɾufa]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,432 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for trufa, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 trufa, spelled T-R-U-F-A.
Definition
- 1(Tuber) un género de hongos ascomicete de la familia de las tuberáceas. Presenta una relación simbiótica micorrícica con árboles, como los castaños, nogales y especialmente los del género Quercus como las encinas o los robles. Muy apreciado como alimento.
- 2Dulce elaborado con pasta de trufa rebozado en cacao.
- 3Receta de chocolate que consiste en chocolate fundido, mantequilla, yema de huevo, azúcar y nata, con chocolate en polvo espolvoreado en cada una de las bolas del resultado final. Debe su nombre a su parecido físico con la trufa₁.
- 4Embuste.
- 5Nariz de perro.
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 “trufa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-R-U-F-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪ɾufa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.