tache
[ˈt̪at͡ʃe]
The verdict
“tache” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,200 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,200
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Una o más rayas que se trazan sobre un texto, usualmente para anularlo o para indicar que esta equivocado, etc.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tache |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪at͡ʃe] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #73,200 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tache” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tache is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,200 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪at͡ʃe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Una o más rayas que se trazan sobre un texto, usualmente para anularlo o para indicar que esta equivocado, etc.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for tache in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is tache, spelled T-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Una o más rayas que se trazan sobre un texto, usualmente para anularlo o para indicar que esta equivocado, etc.
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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 “tache”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-A-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪at͡ʃe] (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.