tal cual
[ˈt̪al kwal]
The verdict
“tal cual” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Exactamente.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tal cual |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈt̪al kwal] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tal cual” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tal cual is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈt̪al kwal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Exactamente.".
tal cual has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is tal cual, spelled T-A-L- -C-U-A-L.
Definition
- 1Exactamente.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “tal cual”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-A-L- -C-U-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪al kwal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.