irse al tacho

[ˈiɾse al̪ ˈt̪at͡ʃo]

/[ˈiɾse al̪ ˈt̪at͡ʃo]/ phrase

The verdict

“irse al tacho” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fracasar o fallar algún empeño.

Corpus desk

Index ES-irse-al-tacho · irse al tacho · Spanish

irse al tacho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" 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 irse al tacho
PropertyValue
Headwordirse al tacho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈiɾse al̪ ˈt̪at͡ʃo]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “irse al tacho” en español

irse al tachoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

irse al tacho is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈiɾse al̪ ˈt̪at͡ʃo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for irse al tacho, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is irse al tacho, spelled I-R-S-E- -A-L- -T-A-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fracasar o fallar algún empeño.
  2. 2
    Llegar al fin de la vida.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Tras el golpe, Ricardo García, identificado públicamente con la Unidad Popular, fue vetado de todos los medios y su carrera como dejota se fue al tacho. Ya sin trabajo en la radio asistió a la desaparición por decreto del movimiento musical al que tanto había contribuido. Mientras las zampoñas y charangos eran prohibidos por evocar conceptos marxistas, la…

Synonyms

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 "irse al tacho"?
"irse al tacho" is spelled I-R-S-E- -A-L- -T-A-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈiɾse al̪ ˈt̪at͡ʃo].
What does "irse al tacho" mean?
As a phrase, "irse al tacho" means: Fracasar o fallar algún empeño.
How do you pronounce "irse al tacho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irse al tacho" is [ˈiɾse al̪ ˈt̪at͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "irse al tacho" come from?
"irse al tacho" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list