taíno
[t̪aˈino]
The verdict
“taíno” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,849 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,849
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a un pueblo amerindio que habitaba las Antillas al momento de la conquista española, extinto poco más tarde bajo la influencia conjunta de las condiciones de su ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | taíno |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [t̪aˈino] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #96,849 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “taíno” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
taíno is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,849 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t̪aˈino]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a un pueblo amerindio que habitaba las Antillas al momento de la conquista española, extinto poco más tarde bajo la influencia conjunta de las condiciones de su ...".
No misspelling variants are generated for taíno in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 taíno, spelled T-A-Í-N-O.
Definition
- 1Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a un pueblo amerindio que habitaba las Antillas al momento de la conquista española, extinto poco más tarde bajo la influencia conjunta de las condiciones de su servidumbre y las enfermedades introducidas por los colonizadores
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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Using “taíno”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-A-Í-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.