tántalo
[ˈt̪ãn̪t̪alo]
The verdict
“tántalo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Elemento químico de número atómico 73 que se sitúa en el grupo 5 de la tabla periódica de los elementos. Su símbolo es Ta. Se trata de un metal de transición raro, azul grisáceo, duro, presenta bri...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tántalo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪ãn̪t̪alo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tántalo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tántalo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪ãn̪t̪alo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Elemento químico de número atómico 73 que se sitúa en el grupo 5 de la tabla periódica de los elementos. Su símbolo es Ta. Se trata de un metal de transición raro, azul grisáceo, duro, presenta bri...".
tántalo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is tántalo, spelled T-Á-N-T-A-L-O.
Definition
- 1Elemento químico de número atómico 73 que se sitúa en el grupo 5 de la tabla periódica de los elementos. Su símbolo es Ta. Se trata de un metal de transición raro, azul grisáceo, duro, presenta brillo metálico y resiste muy bien la corrosión
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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 “tántalo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-Á-N-T-A-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪ãn̪t̪alo] (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.