Taft

[taft]

/[taft]/ noun

The verdict

“Taft” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,880 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,880
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tafetán.

Corpus desk

Index ES-taft · Taft · Spanish

Taft · rank #58,880 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,880
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH súbete

Nearest frequency peer: súbete (-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 “Taft”

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 “Taft” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Taft
PropertyValue
HeadwordTaft
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[taft]
Letters4
Frequency rank#58,880
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Taft” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Taftcae 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: “súbete” (#58,879), “tatarabuelo” (#58,883), “superpoblación” (#58,875). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “Taft” va en #58,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Taft is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,880 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [taft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tafetán.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Taft, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Taft, spelled T-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tafetán.

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 "Taft"?
"Taft" is spelled T-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [taft].
What does "Taft" mean?
As a noun, "Taft" means: Tafetán.
How do you pronounce "Taft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Taft" is [taft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Taft" come from?
"Taft" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list