tad

//ˈtɑːt// noun

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,240

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

tad is aSpanishnoun. It means: Padre. Pronounced /ˈtɑːt/. Often confused with tú and to.

Key facts for tad
PropertyValue
Headwordtad
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtɑːt/
Letters3
Frequency rank#46,240
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tad is 3 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtɑːt/. Corpus data places it at rank #46,240 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Padre.".

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for tad in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable Spanish patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tú", "to", "TV", 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 tad, spelled T-A-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Padre.

Frequency rank: #46,240 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tad"?
"tad" is spelled T-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɑːt/.
What does "tad" mean?
As a noun, "tad" means: Padre.
What words are commonly confused with "tad"?
"tad" is commonly confused with "tú", "to", "TV". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tad" is /ˈtɑːt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tad" come from?
"tad" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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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.