túmulo

/[ˈt̪umulo]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,861

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

túmulo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Montículo artificial erigido por el hombre con el que se cubría una tumba en ciertas culturas antiguas. Pronounced [ˈt̪umulo]. Often confused with tumulto and título.

Key facts for túmulo
PropertyValue
Headwordtúmulo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪umulo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,861
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of túmulo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for túmulo is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪umulo]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,861 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for túmulo, with forms such as "tmúulo", "ttúmulo", and "túmluo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "tumulto", "título", "templo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is túmulo, spelled T-Ú-M-U-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Montículo artificial erigido por el hombre con el que se cubría una tumba en ciertas culturas antiguas.
  2. 2
    Sepulcro que se eleva del suelo.
  3. 3
    Estrado elevado y con frecuencia ricamente ornamentado sobre el cual se coloca el féretro en los funerales solemnes.
  4. 4
    Obstáculo que sobresale del pavimento y lo atraviesa de lado a lado, para inducir a los conductores o choferes a reducir la velocidad de su vehículo.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: tmúulo,ttúmulo,túmluo,túmmulo,túmullo,túmuol,túumlo,útmulo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for túmulo

Misspelling Variants of "túmulo"

tmúulo6ttúmulo7túmluo6túmmulo7túmullo7túmuol6túumlo6útmulo6
Misspelling Variants of "túmulo"

Frequency rank: #46,861 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "túmulo"?
"túmulo" is spelled T-Ú-M-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪umulo].
What does "túmulo" mean?
As a noun, "túmulo" means: Montículo artificial erigido por el hombre con el que se cubría una tumba en ciertas culturas antiguas.
What words are commonly confused with "túmulo"?
"túmulo" is commonly confused with "tumulto", "título", "templo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "túmulo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "túmulo" is [ˈt̪umulo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "túmulo" come from?
"túmulo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.