Tacos

[ˈtakos]

/[ˈtakos]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tacos” is uncommon German (frequency #85,917 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,917
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Taco

Key facts for Tacos
PropertyValue
HeadwordTacos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtakos]
Letters5
Frequency rank#85,917
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tacos” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Tacos lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tacos is uncommon German at frequency #85,917 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtakos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tacos, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Tacos, spelled T-A-C-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Taco
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Taco
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Taco
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Taco
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Taco

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tacos"?
"Tacos" is spelled T-A-C-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtakos].
What does "Tacos" mean?
As a noun, "Tacos" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Taco
How do you pronounce "Tacos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tacos" is [ˈtakos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tacos" come from?
"Tacos" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Tacos”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-A-C-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtakos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list