tumbo
[ˈt̪ũmbo]
The verdict
“tumbo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,617 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,617
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,005
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Movimiento violento e inestable.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tumbo · tumbo · Spanish
tumbo · rank #50,617 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,617
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,005
- PHOTO-FINISH triunfadores
Nearest frequency peer: triunfadores (-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 “tumbo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- transmitan
transmitan
49,388 corpus weight
- trillado
trillado
49,386 corpus weight
- triunfadores
triunfadores
49,385 corpus weight
- tumbo
tumbo
49,384 corpus weight
- tuvieses
tuvieses
49,382 corpus weight
- ubicando
ubicando
49,381 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “tumbo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tumbo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪ũmbo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #50,617 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tumbo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tumbo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,617 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪ũmbo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tumbo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is tumbo, spelled T-U-M-B-O.
Definition
- 1Movimiento violento e inestable.
- 2Fuerte vaivén que una ola imprime a una embarcación.
- 3Edificación provisoria para proteger materiales o personas del sol y la lluvia, formada por tablas inclinadas reunidas por su ápice.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tumbo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Durante un par de horas, por lo menos, siguieron una huella que se abría muy próximo a la faja donde se construía la vía. A ratos se encontraron con los carros donde se guardaban Ias herramientas y luego con los "tumbos" de tablas apoyadas en el ápice. Allí se hacía la comida y dormía el peonaje.
Synonyms
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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