tacha

/[ˈt̪at͡ʃa]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,364

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

tacha is aSpanishnoun. It means: Falta o defecto en algo o alguien, que lo hacen imperfecto. Pronounced [ˈt̪at͡ʃa]. Often confused with Toca and tasa.

Key facts for tacha
PropertyValue
Headwordtacha
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪at͡ʃa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#34,364
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of tacha in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tacha is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪at͡ʃa]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,364 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for tacha, with forms such as "atcha", "tacah", and "taccha". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Toca", "tasa", "tapa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is tacha, spelled T-A-C-H-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Falta o defecto en algo o alguien, que lo hacen imperfecto.
  2. 2
    Clavo pequeño pero mayor que una tachuela.
  3. 3
    Motivo legítimo para denegar la declaración de un testigo.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atcha,tacah,taccha,tachha,tahca,tcaha,ttacha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tacha

Misspelling Variants of "tacha"

atcha5tacah5taccha6tachha6tahca5tcaha5ttacha6
Misspelling Variants of "tacha"

Frequency rank: #34,364 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tacha"?
"tacha" is spelled T-A-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪at͡ʃa].
What does "tacha" mean?
As a noun, "tacha" means: Falta o defecto en algo o alguien, que lo hacen imperfecto.
What words are commonly confused with "tacha"?
"tacha" is commonly confused with "Toca", "tasa", "tapa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tacha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tacha" is [ˈt̪at͡ʃa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tacha" come from?
"tacha" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter T in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.