tumulto

/[t̪uˈmul̪t̪o]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,907

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

tumulto is aSpanishnoun. It means: Ruido, confusión o desorden creados por un grupo de gente. Pronounced [t̪uˈmul̪t̪o]. Often confused with túmulo.

Key facts for tumulto
PropertyValue
Headwordtumulto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪uˈmul̪t̪o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,907
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tumulto is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪uˈmul̪t̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,907 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for tumulto, with forms such as "tmuulto", "ttumulto", and "tumluto". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "túmulo", 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 tumulto, spelled T-U-M-U-L-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ruido, confusión o desorden creados por un grupo de gente.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, situación ruidosa o confusa en que se aglomeran seres vivos, objetos, pensamientos, emociones.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: tmuulto,ttumulto,tumluto,tummulto,tumullto,tumulot,tumultto,tumutlo,tuumlto,utmulto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tumulto

Misspelling Variants of "tumulto"

tmuulto7ttumulto8tumluto7tummulto8tumullto8tumulot7tumultto8tumutlo7
Misspelling Variants of "tumulto"

Frequency rank: #32,907 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tumulto"?
"tumulto" is spelled T-U-M-U-L-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪uˈmul̪t̪o].
What does "tumulto" mean?
As a noun, "tumulto" means: Ruido, confusión o desorden creados por un grupo de gente.
What words are commonly confused with "tumulto"?
"tumulto" is commonly confused with "túmulo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tumulto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tumulto" is [t̪uˈmul̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tumulto" come from?
"tumulto" 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.