tapiz

/[t̪aˈpis]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,426

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

tapiz is aSpanishnoun. It means: Paño grande, tejido de lana o seda, y algunas veces de oro y plata, en el que se copian cuadros de historia, países u otras cosas, y sirve para abrigo y adorno, cubriendo las paredes. Pronounced [t̪aˈpis]. Often confused with taxi and tapo.

Key facts for tapiz
PropertyValue
Headwordtapiz
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪aˈpis]
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,426
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tapiz is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪aˈpis]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,426 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for tapiz, with forms such as "atpiz", "taipz", and "tapizz". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "taxi", "tapo", "taxis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 tapiz, spelled T-A-P-I-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Paño grande, tejido de lana o seda, y algunas veces de oro y plata, en el que se copian cuadros de historia, países u otras cosas, y sirve para abrigo y adorno, cubriendo las paredes.
  2. 2
    Alfombra.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atpiz,taipz,tapizz,tappiz,tapzi,tpaiz,ttapiz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tapiz

Misspelling Variants of "tapiz"

atpiz5taipz5tapizz6tappiz6tapzi5tpaiz5ttapiz6
Misspelling Variants of "tapiz"

Frequency rank: #32,426 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tapiz"?
"tapiz" is spelled T-A-P-I-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪aˈpis].
What does "tapiz" mean?
As a noun, "tapiz" means: Paño grande, tejido de lana o seda, y algunas veces de oro y plata, en el que se copian cuadros de historia, países u otras cosas, y sirve para abrigo y adorno, cubriendo las paredes.
What words are commonly confused with "tapiz"?
"tapiz" is commonly confused with "taxi", "tapo", "taxis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tapiz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tapiz" is [t̪aˈpis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tapiz" come from?
"tapiz" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter T in our Spanish index:

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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.