tan
Spanish, determiner/tan/
tan is spelled T-A-N (3 letters) and appears 891 times per million words in written Spanish, the 81st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tan is a Spanish determiner meaning “such, such a” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does tan mean in English?
adverb
- 1
so, as
Eres tan rico como te sientes.
- 2
very
Lo único en lo que puedo pensar es en tu cara tan triste.
determiner
- 1
such, such a
¡Ese tipo es tan patán!
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Variante de tanto.
noun: 1. Sonido emitido por el tambor u otro instrumento de percusión.
noun: 1. Corteza del encino. 2. Plancha compuesta de virutas de madera unidas con cola o resina.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tan
- tã alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tan?
- /tan/
- [t̪ãn]
- /ˈtan/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tan
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tan in Spanish?
tan appears 891 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).