tardanza

[t̪aɾˈð̞ãnsa]

/[t̪aɾˈð̞ãnsa]/ noun

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The verdict

“tardanza” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,272. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,272
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de tardar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tardanza · tardanza · Spanish

tardanza · rank #30,272 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,272
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tampa

Nearest frequency peer: tampa (-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 “tardanza”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tardanza” 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).

tardanza vs tardará
63% similar
tardanza vs tardaría
75% similar
tardanza vs tardan
75% similar

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

Key facts for tardanza
PropertyValue
Headwordtardanza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪aɾˈð̞ãnsa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,272
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tardanza”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).tardanzacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “tampa” (#30,271), “tardaría” (#30,273), “sutileza” (#30,270). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tardanza” va en #30,272. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around tardanza (IPA [t̪aɾˈð̞ãnsa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,272 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Acción o efecto de tardar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for tardanza, with forms such as "atrdanza", "tadranza", and "taradnza". 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, "tardará", "tardaría", "tardan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is tardanza, spelled T-A-R-D-A-N-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de tardar.

Synonyms

demora

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atrdanza
  • tadranza
  • taradnza
  • tardanaz
  • tardannza
  • tardanzza
  • tardazna
  • tarddanza
  • tardnaza
  • tarrdanza
  • tradanza
  • ttardanza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tardanza - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

atrdanza2tadranza2taradnza2tardanaz2tardannza1tardanzza1tardazna2tarddanza1
Edit distance from "tardanza"

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 "tardanza"?
"tardanza" is spelled T-A-R-D-A-N-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪aɾˈð̞ãnsa].
What does "tardanza" mean?
As a noun, "tardanza" means: Acción o efecto de tardar.
What words are commonly confused with "tardanza"?
"tardanza" is commonly confused with "tardará", "tardaría", "tardan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tardanza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tardanza" is [t̪aɾˈð̞ãnsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tardanza" come from?
"tardanza" 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.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tardaría#30,273sutileza#30,270sunshine#30,268temeroso#30,276

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

vallenato12 variantsvenenosa12 variantsresortes12 variantsarrepiente12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list