tackle

[ˈt̪akkle]

/[ˈt̪akkle]/ noun

The verdict

“tackle” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,014 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,014
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Placaje, acción y efecto de detener a una persona sujetándola con las manos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tackle · tackle · Spanish

tackle · rank #99,014 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,014
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH sustraerse

Nearest frequency peer: sustraerse (-6 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 “tackle”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “tackle” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tackle
PropertyValue
Headwordtackle
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪akkle]
Letters6
Frequency rank#99,014
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tackle” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).tacklecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sustraerse” (#99,008), “sustitutivos” (#99,007), “taran” (#99,021). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tackle” va en #99,014. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tackle is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,014 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪akkle]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Placaje, acción y efecto de detener a una persona sujetándola con las manos.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for tackle in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is tackle, spelled T-A-C-K-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Placaje, acción y efecto de detener a una persona sujetándola con las manos.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tackle"?
"tackle" is spelled T-A-C-K-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪akkle].
What does "tackle" mean?
As a noun, "tackle" means: Placaje, acción y efecto de detener a una persona sujetándola con las manos.
How do you pronounce "tackle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tackle" is [ˈt̪akkle]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tackle" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tackle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list