tundra

[ˈt̪ũn̪d̪ɾa]

/[ˈt̪ũn̪d̪ɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“tundra” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,235 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,235
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Terreno abierto y llano de clima subglacial y subsuelo helado con falta de vegetación arbórea, suelo cubierto de musgos y líquenes y pantanoso en muchos sitios.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tundra · tundra · Spanish

tundra · rank #61,235 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,235
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tumbados

Nearest frequency peer: tumbados (-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 “tundra”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tundra
PropertyValue
Headwordtundra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪ũn̪d̪ɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,235
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tundra” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tundracae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “tumbados” (#61,234), “tubulares” (#61,232), “trias” (#61,231). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tundra” va en #61,235. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tundra is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,235 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪ũn̪d̪ɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Terreno abierto y llano de clima subglacial y subsuelo helado con falta de vegetación arbórea, suelo cubierto de musgos y líquenes y pantanoso en muchos sitios.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for tundra in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is tundra, spelled T-U-N-D-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Terreno abierto y llano de clima subglacial y subsuelo helado con falta de vegetación arbórea, suelo cubierto de musgos y líquenes y pantanoso en muchos sitios.

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 "tundra"?
"tundra" is spelled T-U-N-D-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ũn̪d̪ɾa].
What does "tundra" mean?
As a noun, "tundra" means: Terreno abierto y llano de clima subglacial y subsuelo helado con falta de vegetación arbórea, suelo cubierto de musgos y líquenes y pantanoso en muchos sitios.
How do you pronounce "tundra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tundra" is [ˈt̪ũn̪d̪ɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tundra" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list