no tener pelos en la lengua
[ˈno t̪eˈneɾ ˈpelos ẽn la ˈlẽŋgwa]
The verdict
“no tener pelos en la lengua” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 27
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dícese de alguien que habla siempre claro, incluso cuando puede molestar a alguien.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | no tener pelos en la lengua |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈno t̪eˈneɾ ˈpelos ẽn la ˈlẽŋgwa] |
| Letters | 27 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “no tener pelos en la lengua” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for no tener pelos en la lengua is 27 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈno t̪eˈneɾ ˈpelos ẽn la ˈlẽŋgwa]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dícese de alguien que habla siempre claro, incluso cuando puede molestar a alguien.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for no tener pelos en la lengua in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is no tener pelos en la lengua, spelled N-O- -T-E-N-E-R- -P-E-L-O-S- -E-N- -L-A- -L-E-N-G-U-A.
Definition
- 1Dícese de alguien que habla siempre claro, incluso cuando puede molestar a alguien.
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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.
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Using “no tener pelos en la lengua”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-O- -T-E-N-E-R- -P-E-L-O-S- -E-N- -L-A- -L-E-N-G-U-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈno t̪eˈneɾ ˈpelos ẽn la ˈlẽŋgwa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.