tamiz
[t̪aˈmis]
The verdict
“tamiz” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,699 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,699
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cedazo de retícula densa, de filtrado fino.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tamiz · tamiz · Spanish
tamiz · rank #56,699 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,699
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 34,400
- PHOTO-FINISH talentosas
Nearest frequency peer: talentosas (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “tamiz”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- sádicos
sádicos
43,309 corpus weight
- tabasqueño
tabasqueño
43,305 corpus weight
- talentosas
talentosas
43,303 corpus weight
- tamiz
tamiz
43,302 corpus weight
- teatre
teatre
43,301 corpus weight
- templar
templar
43,299 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “tamiz” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tamiz |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪aˈmis] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #56,699 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tamiz” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tamiz is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,699 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪aˈmis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
tamiz doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is tamiz, spelled T-A-M-I-Z.
Definition
- 1Cedazo de retícula densa, de filtrado fino.
- 2Separación o distinción efectuada entre una cosa y otra.
Synonyms
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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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tamiz", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.