taciturno
[t̪asiˈt̪uɾno]
The verdict
“taciturno” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,120 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,120
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,005
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Callado, silencioso y que gasta pocas palabras.
Corpus desk
Index ES-taciturno · taciturno · Spanish
taciturno · rank #74,120 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,120
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,005
- PHOTO-FINISH tachados
Nearest frequency peer: tachados (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “taciturno”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- sónico
sónico
25,885 corpus weight
- tachados
tachados
25,882 corpus weight
- taciturno
taciturno
25,881 corpus weight
- tagalo
tagalo
25,880 corpus weight
- taha
taha
25,878 corpus weight
- talismanes
talismanes
25,877 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “taciturno” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | taciturno |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [t̪asiˈt̪uɾno] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #74,120 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “taciturno” en español
Rare enough to double-check
taciturno is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,120 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t̪asiˈt̪uɾno]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for taciturno, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is taciturno, spelled T-A-C-I-T-U-R-N-O.
Definition
- 1Callado, silencioso y que gasta pocas palabras.
- 2Por extensión, triste, apesadumbrado.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how taciturno appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«En la sala de la clínica, de pie, taciturnos y con los ojos fijos en la puerta, Daniel, la madre y yo formamos un grupo siniestro».
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).