Tulare

name

"tulare" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Tulare” is uncommon English (frequency #51,465 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,465
frequency rank, English
27,828
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A city in Tulare County, California, United States.

Key facts for Tulare
PropertyValue
HeadwordTulare
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,465
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tulare” sits in English 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). Tulare lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Tulare is uncommon English at frequency #51,465 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Tulare in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish tule, itself from Classical Nahuatl tōllin (“sedge, reed”). The correct English form is Tulare, spelled T-U-L-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city in Tulare County, California, United States.
  2. 2
    An ephemeral freshwater lake in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California, United States.
  3. 3
    A small town in Spink County, South Dakota, United States.
  4. 4
    Synonym of Yokuts.

Etymology

From Spanish tule, itself from Classical Nahuatl tōllin (“sedge, reed”).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tulare"?
"Tulare" is spelled T-U-L-A-R-E.
What does "Tulare" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tulare" means: A city in Tulare County, California, United States.
What is the origin of the word "Tulare"?
From Spanish tule, itself from Classical Nahuatl tōllin (“sedge, reed”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Tulare”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is T-U-L-A-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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