tacho

/[ˈt̪at͡ʃo]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,876

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

tacho is aSpanishnoun. It means: Recipiente grande con fondo plano, de metal u otro material, especialmente el usado para arrojar la basura. Pronounced [ˈt̪at͡ʃo]. Often confused with toco and taco.

Key facts for tacho
PropertyValue
Headwordtacho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪at͡ʃo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#37,876
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tacho is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪at͡ʃo]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,876 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 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 tacho, with forms such as "atcho", "taccho", and "tachho". 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, "toco", "taco", "tajo", 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 tacho, spelled T-A-C-H-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recipiente grande con fondo plano, de metal u otro material, especialmente el usado para arrojar la basura.
  2. 2
    Dispositivo mecánico o electrónico que registra el paso del tiempo.
  3. 3
    Vehículo de alquiler que se contrata con su conductor para breves trayectos urbanos, pagándose el recorrido según la distancia a una tarifa indicada por un dispositivo ad hoc.
  4. 4
    Conjunto de las dos nalgas o partes carnosas situada en la parte más baja de la espalda.
  5. 5
    Equipo utilizado para evaporar el jugo de caña de azúcar y elevar su concentración.
  6. 6
    Utensilio metálico circular, de fondo plano, con mango o dos asas, usado para cocinar.
  7. 7
    Recipiente de plástico o metal, circular, de fondo plano, con tapa o cerrado herméticamente, de pequeño tamaño, que se usa para contener pinturas, alimentos en conserva u otros.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atcho,taccho,tachho,tacoh,tahco,tcaho,ttacho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tacho

Misspelling Variants of "tacho"

atcho5taccho6tachho6tacoh5tahco5tcaho5ttacho6
Misspelling Variants of "tacho"

Frequency rank: #37,876 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tacho"?
"tacho" is spelled T-A-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪at͡ʃo].
What does "tacho" mean?
As a noun, "tacho" means: Recipiente grande con fondo plano, de metal u otro material, especialmente el usado para arrojar la basura.
What words are commonly confused with "tacho"?
"tacho" is commonly confused with "toco", "taco", "tajo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tacho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tacho" is [ˈt̪at͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tacho" come from?
"tacho" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.