tanque

[ˈt̪ãŋke]

/[ˈt̪ãŋke]/ noun

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The verdict

“tanque” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,363. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,363
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contenedor grande destinado a almacenar líquidos o gases.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tanque · tanque · Spanish

tanque · rank #6,363 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,363
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tablas

Nearest frequency peer: tablas (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “tanque”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “tanque” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tanque vs toque
67% similar
tanque vs tenue
67% similar
tanque vs torque
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tanque
PropertyValue
Headwordtanque
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪ãŋke]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,363
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tanque”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tanquecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “tablas” (#6,362), “tarifa” (#6,364), “sanción” (#6,361). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tanque” va en #6,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around tanque (IPA [ˈt̪ãŋke]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,363 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for tanque, with forms such as "atnque", "tannque", and "tanqeu". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "toque", "tenue", "torque", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is tanque, spelled T-A-N-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contenedor grande destinado a almacenar líquidos o gases.
  2. 2
    Vehículo que transporta un contenedor como el antedicho.
  3. 3
    Embarcación destinada al transporte de agua dulce.
  4. 4
    Depósito que en los vehículos dotados de motor de combustión interna almacena el combustible.
  5. 5
    Vaso de gran capacidad y con una sola asa, empleado sobre todo para cerveza.
  6. 6
    Lugar para encerrar a los condenados y procesados por la justicia.
  7. 7
    Estanque artificial destinado a la práctica de la natación y el esparcimiento.

Synonyms

piletapiscina

This word in other languages

tank(English)château d'eau(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atnque
  • tannque
  • tanqeu
  • tanqque
  • tanuqe
  • taqnue
  • tnaque
  • ttanque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tanque - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

atnque2tannque1tanqeu2tanqque1tanuqe2taqnue2tnaque2ttanque1
Edit distance from "tanque"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tanque"?
"tanque" is spelled T-A-N-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ãŋke].
What does "tanque" mean?
As a noun, "tanque" means: Contenedor grande destinado a almacenar líquidos o gases.
What words are commonly confused with "tanque"?
"tanque" is commonly confused with "toque", "tenue", "torque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tanque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tanque" is [ˈt̪ãŋke]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tanque" come from?
"tanque" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tanque", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tablas#6,362tarifa#6,364saltar#6,360rendir#6,354

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

burla8 variantspeleas8 variantsdejará8 variantsescape8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list