tácito

/[ˈt̪asit̪o]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,434

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

tácito is anSpanishadj. It means: Que se entiende sin necesidad de una expresión directa. Pronounced [ˈt̪asit̪o]. Often confused with Tito and taco.

Key facts for tácito
PropertyValue
Headwordtácito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈt̪asit̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,434
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tácito is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪asit̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,434 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 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for tácito, with forms such as "tcáito", "ttácito", and "táccito". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Tito", "taco", "tanto", 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 tácito, spelled T-Á-C-I-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que se entiende sin necesidad de una expresión directa.
  2. 2
    Que esta implícito o que se infiere de las acciones.
  3. 3
    Silencioso, que no habla o que habla poco.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: tcáito,ttácito,táccito,táciot,tácitto,táctio,táicto,tásito,átcito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tácito

Misspelling Variants of "tácito"

tcáito6ttácito7táccito7táciot6tácitto7táctio6táicto6tásito6
Misspelling Variants of "tácito"

Frequency rank: #29,434 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tácito"?
"tácito" is spelled T-Á-C-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪asit̪o].
What does "tácito" mean?
As an adj, "tácito" means: Que se entiende sin necesidad de una expresión directa.
What words are commonly confused with "tácito"?
"tácito" is commonly confused with "Tito", "taco", "tanto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tácito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tácito" is [ˈt̪asit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tácito" come from?
"tácito" 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.