taifa

[ˈt̪ajfa]

/[ˈt̪ajfa]/ noun

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The verdict

“taifa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,500 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,500
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reino o parcialidad desgajada del califato árabe de Córdoba, al acabarse este.

Corpus desk

Index ES-taifa · taifa · Spanish

taifa · rank #92,500 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,500
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tagua

Nearest frequency peer: tagua (-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 “taifa”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for taifa
PropertyValue
Headwordtaifa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪ajfa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,500
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “taifa” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.taifacae 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: “tagua” (#92,499), “sátiros” (#92,497), “tartamudeo” (#92,504). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “taifa” va en #92,500. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

taifa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,500 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪ajfa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for taifa, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is taifa, spelled T-A-I-F-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reino o parcialidad desgajada del califato árabe de Córdoba, al acabarse este.
  2. 2
    Reunión de maleantes o rufianes.
  3. 3
    Conjunto de adherentes a una de las partes o partidos en que se divide un todo.

Synonyms

bandofacciónparcialidadpartido

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 "taifa"?
"taifa" is spelled T-A-I-F-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ajfa].
What does "taifa" mean?
As a noun, "taifa" means: Reino o parcialidad desgajada del califato árabe de Córdoba, al acabarse este.
How do you pronounce "taifa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "taifa" is [ˈt̪ajfa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "taifa" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tagua#92,499sunna#92,490sumir#92,489tunda#92,538

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list