truncado

[t̪ɾũŋˈkað̞o]

/[t̪ɾũŋˈkað̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“truncado” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #52,601 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.

#52,601
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participio de truncar.

Key facts for truncado
PropertyValue
Headwordtruncado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t̪ɾũŋˈkað̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,601
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “truncado” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). truncado lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for truncado is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ɾũŋˈkað̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,601 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Participio de truncar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for truncado, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is truncado, spelled T-R-U-N-C-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de truncar.

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 "truncado"?
"truncado" is spelled T-R-U-N-C-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾũŋˈkað̞o].
What does "truncado" mean?
As an adjective, "truncado" means: Participio de truncar.
How do you pronounce "truncado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "truncado" is [t̪ɾũŋˈkað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "truncado" come from?
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Using “truncado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is T-R-U-N-C-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t̪ɾũŋˈkað̞o] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list