taquigrafía

[t̪akiɣ̞ɾaˈfia]

/[t̪akiɣ̞ɾaˈfia]/ noun

The verdict

“taquigrafía” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,673 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,673
frequency rank, Spanish
34,400
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sistema de escritura rápido y conciso que permite transcribir un discurso a la misma velocidad a la que se habla. Para ello se suelen emplear trazos breves, abreviaturas y caracteres especiales par...

Key facts for taquigrafía
PropertyValue
Headwordtaquigrafía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪akiɣ̞ɾaˈfia]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,673
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “taquigrafía” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). taquigrafía lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

taquigrafía is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,673 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪akiɣ̞ɾaˈfia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sistema de escritura rápido y conciso que permite transcribir un discurso a la misma velocidad a la que se habla. Para ello se suelen emplear trazos breves, abreviaturas y caracteres especiales par...".

Zero misspellings are on record for taquigrafía in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is taquigrafía, spelled T-A-Q-U-I-G-R-A-F-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sistema de escritura rápido y conciso que permite transcribir un discurso a la misma velocidad a la que se habla. Para ello se suelen emplear trazos breves, abreviaturas y caracteres especiales para representar letras, palabras e incluso frases.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "taquigrafía"?
"taquigrafía" is spelled T-A-Q-U-I-G-R-A-F-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪akiɣ̞ɾaˈfia].
What does "taquigrafía" mean?
As a noun, "taquigrafía" means: Sistema de escritura rápido y conciso que permite transcribir un discurso a la misma velocidad a la que se habla. Para ello se suelen emplear trazos breves, abreviaturas y caracteres especiales par...
How do you pronounce "taquigrafía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "taquigrafía" is [t̪akiɣ̞ɾaˈfia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "taquigrafía" come from?
"taquigrafía" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “taquigrafía”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is T-A-Q-U-I-G-R-A-F-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t̪akiɣ̞ɾaˈfia] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list