trufa

[ˈt̪ɾufa]

/[ˈt̪ɾufa]/ noun

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The verdict

“trufa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,432 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,432
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index ES-trufa · trufa · Spanish

trufa · rank #60,432 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,432
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tronar

Nearest frequency peer: tronar (-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 “trufa”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for trufa
PropertyValue
Headwordtrufa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪ɾufa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,432
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “trufa” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).trufacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “tronar” (#60,431), “tímpanos” (#60,433), “triada” (#60,430). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “trufa” va en #60,432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trufa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,432 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪ɾufa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

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. 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.
  2. 2
    Dulce elaborado con pasta de trufa rebozado en cacao.
  3. 3
    Receta 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.
  4. 4
    Embuste.
  5. 5
    Nariz de perro.

This word in other languages

truffle(English)truffe(Français)Trüffel(Deutsch)trufa(Português)

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 "trufa"?
"trufa" is spelled T-R-U-F-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ɾufa].
What does "trufa" mean?
As a noun, "trufa" means: (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...
How do you pronounce "trufa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trufa" is [ˈt̪ɾufa]. 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 "trufa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list