tajo

/[ˈt̪axo]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,504

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

tajo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Abertura o herida longitudinal que se hace sobre la piel con un cuchillo, y por extensión, también la que se hace sobre otros cuerpos blandos con otros instrumentos cortantes. Pronounced [ˈt̪axo]. Often confused with to and tan.

Key facts for tajo
PropertyValue
Headwordtajo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪axo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#15,504
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tajo is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪axo]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,504 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for tajo, with forms such as "atjo", "tajjo", and "taoj". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "to", "tan", "Tal", 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 tajo, spelled T-A-J-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abertura o herida longitudinal que se hace sobre la piel con un cuchillo, y por extensión, también la que se hace sobre otros cuerpos blandos con otros instrumentos cortantes.
  2. 2
    Corte que se da con la espada u otra arma blanca, llevando el brazo de derecha a izquierda.
  3. 3
    Sisa (corte practicado en la ropa).
  4. 4
    Filo, borde.
  5. 5
    Trozo de madera grueso y pesado sobre el cual se cortaba la cabeza a los condenados a este género de muerte.
  6. 6
    Rectángulo de madera cuya superficie es ondulada. Sirve para lavar, enjabonar y restregar la ropa en un lavadero público o en el río.
  7. 7
    Banqueta de tres patas dispuestas en forma tronco-piramidal.
  8. 8
    Andadera de madera.
  9. 9
    Escarpa alta y cortada casi a plomo.
  10. 10
    Sitio hasta donde llega en su faena la cuadrilla de operarios que trabaja avanzando sobre el terreno; como la de segadores, taladores, empedradores, mineros, etc.
  11. 11
    Tarea, trabajo, labor.
  12. 12
    Zona de trabajo.
  13. 13
    Cantera (lugar de donde se extrae piedra).

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atjo,tajjo,taoj,tjao,ttajo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tajo

Misspelling Variants of "tajo"

atjo4tajjo5taoj4tjao4ttajo5
Misspelling Variants of "tajo"

Frequency rank: #15,504 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tajo"?
"tajo" is spelled T-A-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪axo].
What does "tajo" mean?
As a noun, "tajo" means: Abertura o herida longitudinal que se hace sobre la piel con un cuchillo, y por extensión, también la que se hace sobre otros cuerpos blandos con otros instrumentos cortantes.
What words are commonly confused with "tajo"?
"tajo" is commonly confused with "to", "tan", "Tal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tajo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tajo" is [ˈt̪axo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tajo" come from?
"tajo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.