tantear

/[t̪ãn̪t̪eˈaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#64,220

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

tantear is aSpanishverb. It means: Medir o parangonar una cosa con otra para ver si viene bien o si viene ajustada. Pronounced [t̪ãn̪t̪eˈaɾ].

Key facts for tantear
PropertyValue
Headwordtantear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪ãn̪t̪eˈaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,220
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of tantear in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tantear is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ãn̪t̪eˈaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,220 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for tantear in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable Spanish patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is tantear, spelled T-A-N-T-E-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Medir o parangonar una cosa con otra para ver si viene bien o si viene ajustada.
  2. 2
    Examinar con cuidado una persona o cosa, haciendo prueba de ella para conocer sus cualidades.
  3. 3
    Estimar₁.
  4. 4
    Señalar o apuntar los tantos en el juego para saber quién gana.
  5. 5
    Considerar y reconocer con prudencia y reflexión las cosas antes de ejecutarlas.
  6. 6
    Explorar el ánimo o la intención de uno sobre un asunto.
  7. 7
    Dar por una cosa el mismo precio en que ha sido rematada a favor de otro, por la preferencia que concede el derecho en algunos casos; como de condominio, parentesco, etc.
  8. 8
    Comenzar, trazar las primeras lineas de un dibujo; apuntar.
  9. 9
    Allanarse o convenirse a pagar aquella misma cantidad en que una renta o alhaja está arrendada o se ha rematado en venta o puja.
  10. 10
    Conseguir las villas o lugares exención del señorío a que estaban sujetos, dando otro tanto precio como aquel en que fueron enajenados.
  11. 11
    Toquetear (especialmente a una persona).

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Frequency rank: #64,220 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tantear"?
"tantear" is spelled T-A-N-T-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ãn̪t̪eˈaɾ].
What does "tantear" mean?
As a verb, "tantear" means: Medir o parangonar una cosa con otra para ver si viene bien o si viene ajustada.
How do you pronounce "tantear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tantear" is [t̪ãn̪t̪eˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.