tumultuoso

[t̪umul̪ˈt̪woso]

/[t̪umul̪ˈt̪woso]/ adj

The verdict

“tumultuoso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,502 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,502
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que causa tumulto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tumultuoso · tumultuoso · Spanish

tumultuoso · rank #82,502 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,502
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tuviere

Nearest frequency peer: tuviere (+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 “tumultuoso”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tumultuoso
PropertyValue
Headwordtumultuoso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t̪umul̪ˈt̪woso]
Letters10
Frequency rank#82,502
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tumultuoso” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).tumultuosocae 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: “tuviere” (#82,503), “ubicará” (#82,505), “truncados” (#82,498). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tumultuoso” va en #82,502. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tumultuoso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,502 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t̪umul̪ˈt̪woso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for tumultuoso in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 tumultuoso, spelled T-U-M-U-L-T-U-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que causa tumulto.
  2. 2
    Que está o se desarrolla sin orden ni concierto.
  3. 3
    Que genera o es causa de agitación o desorden.

This word in other languages

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 "tumultuoso"?
"tumultuoso" is spelled T-U-M-U-L-T-U-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪umul̪ˈt̪woso].
What does "tumultuoso" mean?
As an adjective, "tumultuoso" means: Que causa tumulto.
How do you pronounce "tumultuoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tumultuoso" is [t̪umul̪ˈt̪woso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list