tumbos
[ˈt̪ũmbos]
The verdict
“tumbos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,260 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,260
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de tumbo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tumbos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪ũmbos] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,260 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tumbos” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tumbos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,260 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪ũmbos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de tumbo.".
No misspelling variants are generated for tumbos in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is tumbos, spelled T-U-M-B-O-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de tumbo.
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 “tumbos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-U-M-B-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪ũmbos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.