tabúes
[t̪aˈβ̞ues]
The verdict
“tabúes” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #42,720. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #42,720
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de tabú.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tabúes |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪aˈβ̞ues] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #42,720 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tabúes” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around tabúes (IPA [t̪aˈβ̞ues]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,720 among 34,400 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de tabú.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for tabúes, with forms such as "atbúes", "tabbúes", and "tabeús". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "tardes", "toques", "tabú", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is tabúes, spelled T-A-B-Ú-E-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de tabú.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- atbúes
- tabbúes
- tabeús
- tabúess
- tabúse
- tavúes
- taúbes
- tbaúes
- ttabúes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tabúes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “tabúes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-A-B-Ú-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪aˈβ̞ues] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tardes” - see the side-by-side comparison. tabúes vs tardes
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.