tiburón

noun

The verdict

“tiburón” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Requin, squale.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tiburon · tiburón · French

tiburón · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for tiburón
PropertyValue
Headwordtiburón
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tiburón » en français

tiburónreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tiburón is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for tiburón in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is tiburón, spelled T-I-B-U-R-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Requin, squale.
  2. 2
    Nom donné aux DS Citroën, par analogie de forme, parfois aussi nommées sapo («crapaud»).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tiburón appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Yo siempre creí que tenían un Citroën tiburón más que un Citroën DS.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tiburón"?
"tiburón" is spelled T-I-B-U-R-Ó-N.
What does "tiburón" mean?
As a noun, "tiburón" means: Requin, squale.
What language does "tiburón" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list