Tijuana

[tiˈxwaːna]

/[tiˈxwaːna]/ name

The verdict

“Tijuana” is uncommon German (frequency #77,421 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,421
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stadt im Nordwesten des mexikanischen Bundesstaats Baja California

Corpus desk

Index DE-tijuana · Tijuana · German

Tijuana · rank #77,421 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,421
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 35,386
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tigern

Nearest frequency peer: Tigern (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Tijuana”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Tijuana” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Tijuana
PropertyValue
HeadwordTijuana
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[tiˈxwaːna]
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,421
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tijuana” 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). Tijuana 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

Tijuana is uncommon German at frequency #77,421 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [tiˈxwaːna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt im Nordwesten des mexikanischen Bundesstaats Baja California".

Tijuana has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Tijuana, spelled T-I-J-U-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im Nordwesten des mexikanischen Bundesstaats Baja California

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

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tijuana"?
"Tijuana" is spelled T-I-J-U-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [tiˈxwaːna].
What does "Tijuana" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tijuana" means: Stadt im Nordwesten des mexikanischen Bundesstaats Baja California
How do you pronounce "Tijuana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tijuana" is [tiˈxwaːna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tijuana" come from?
"Tijuana" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency 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