Tajo
[ˈtaxo]
The verdict
“Tajo” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der längste Fluss der Iberischen Halbinsel
Corpus desk
Index DE-tajo · Tajo · German
Tajo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tajo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaxo] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tajo“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tajo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaxo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der längste Fluss der Iberischen Halbinsel".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Tajo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Tajo, spelled T-A-J-O.
Definition
- 1der längste Fluss der Iberischen Halbinsel
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Tajo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Woher diese reizende Vegetation kommt, wird uns alsbald klar; langsam klirrt die Locomotive über die lange Eisenbahnbrücke, unter welcher der wasserreiche Tajo daherfließt; weiterhin ist eine der längsten steinernen Brücken, die wohl je gebaut wurden, die prächtige Jaramabrücke aus der Regierungszeit Karl's III., über das kleine Flüßchen gleichen Namens,…
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.