tartán
[t̪aɾˈt̪ãn]
The verdict
“tartán” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tela de lana con cuadros o listas cruzadas de diferentes colores, originaria de Escocia.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tartan · tartán · Spanish
tartán · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tartán |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪aɾˈt̪ãn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tartán” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tartán is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪aɾˈt̪ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tela de lana con cuadros o listas cruzadas de diferentes colores, originaria de Escocia.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for tartán in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is tartán, spelled T-A-R-T-Á-N.
Definition
- 1Tela de lana con cuadros o listas cruzadas de diferentes colores, originaria de Escocia.
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.