tuberculosos

[t̪uβ̞eɾkuˈlosos]

/[t̪uβ̞eɾkuˈlosos]/ adj

The verdict

“tuberculosos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,966 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,966
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de tuberculoso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tuberculosos · tuberculosos · Spanish

tuberculosos · rank #97,966 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,966
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH trunco

Nearest frequency peer: trunco (-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 “tuberculosos”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tuberculosos
PropertyValue
Headwordtuberculosos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t̪uβ̞eɾkuˈlosos]
Letters12
Frequency rank#97,966
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tuberculosos” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tuberculososcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “trunco” (#97,965), “tubito” (#97,967), “triunfen” (#97,963). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tuberculosos” va en #97,966. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tuberculosos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,966 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t̪uβ̞eɾkuˈlosos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de tuberculoso.".

tuberculosos has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 tuberculosos, spelled T-U-B-E-R-C-U-L-O-S-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de tuberculoso.

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 "tuberculosos"?
"tuberculosos" is spelled T-U-B-E-R-C-U-L-O-S-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪uβ̞eɾkuˈlosos].
What does "tuberculosos" mean?
As an adjective, "tuberculosos" means: Forma del plural de tuberculoso.
How do you pronounce "tuberculosos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tuberculosos" is [t̪uβ̞eɾkuˈlosos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tuberculosos" come from?
"tuberculosos" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list