túnel
Spanish, noun/ˈtunel/
túnel is spelled T-Ú-N-E-L (5 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,116th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Túnel is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “tunnel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Galería subterránea artificial a través de un monte u obstáculo físico, por debajo de un río, lago o mar”.
What does túnel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetunnel
- 2
masculinenutmeg
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Galería subterránea artificial a través de un monte u obstáculo físico, por debajo de un río, lago o mar. 2. Por extensión, diversas galerías o construcciones con forma de tubo. 3. Jugada de fútbol que consiste en pasar la pelota entre las piernas del jugador rival. 4. Interfaz para poder transmitir datos a través de internet con un protocolo que no está soportado o que fue bloqueado.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of túnel
- túneles plural
- túnels plural
- tónel alternative
- tánel alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce túnel?
- /ˈtunel/
- [ˈt̪u.nel]
- [ˈt̪unel]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to túnel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is túnel in Spanish?
túnel appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).