tabique

[t̪aˈβ̞ike]

/[t̪aˈβ̞ike]/ noun

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The verdict

“tabique” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #40,564. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,564
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pared ligera que separa dos habitaciones o dos espacios.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tabique · tabique · Spanish

tabique · rank #40,564 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #40,564
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tachar

Nearest frequency peer: tachar (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “tabique”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “tabique” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tabique vs tanque
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tabique
PropertyValue
Headwordtabique
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪aˈβ̞ike]
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,564
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tabique”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).tabiquecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “tachar” (#40,565), “tallarines” (#40,566), “suplicar” (#40,561). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tabique” va en #40,564. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around tabique (IPA [t̪aˈβ̞ike]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,564 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tabique, with forms such as "atbique", "tabbique", and "tabiqeu". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "tanque", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Spanish form is tabique, spelled T-A-B-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pared ligera que separa dos habitaciones o dos espacios.
  2. 2
    Tejido delgado que separa dos cavidades en el cuerpo.
  3. 3
    Ladrillo de caras cuadradas.

Synonyms

paredpánelmedianerasepto

This word in other languages

partition(English)Raumteiler(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atbique
  • tabbique
  • tabiqeu
  • tabiqque
  • tabiuqe
  • tabqiue
  • taibque
  • tavique
  • tbaique
  • ttabique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tabique - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atbique2tabbique1tabiqeu2tabiqque1tabiuqe2tabqiue2taibque2tavique1
Edit distance from "tabique"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tabique"?
"tabique" is spelled T-A-B-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪aˈβ̞ike].
What does "tabique" mean?
As a noun, "tabique" means: Pared ligera que separa dos habitaciones o dos espacios.
What words are commonly confused with "tabique"?
"tabique" is commonly confused with "tanque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tabique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tabique" is [t̪aˈβ̞ike]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tabique" come from?
"tabique" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tobogán#40,571trazada#40,579señuelo#40,545tártaro#40,585

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

sesgos10 variantsSandino10 variantsrosadas10 variantsrockero10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list