tarugo
[t̪aˈɾuɣ̞o]
The verdict
“tarugo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,428 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,428
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,005
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pedazo de madera que sirve para apretar las ensambladuras de los maderos, haciendo oficios de llave.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tarugo · tarugo · Spanish
tarugo · rank #91,428 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,428
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,005
- PHOTO-FINISH tasado
Nearest frequency peer: tasado (+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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “tarugo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- sésiles
sésiles
8,578 corpus weight
- sétima
sétima
8,577 corpus weight
- tacuara
tacuara
8,575 corpus weight
- tarugo
tarugo
8,573 corpus weight
- tasado
tasado
8,572 corpus weight
- taxonómico
taxonómico
8,571 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “tarugo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tarugo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪aˈɾuɣ̞o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #91,428 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tarugo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tarugo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,428 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪aˈɾuɣ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tarugo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 tarugo, spelled T-A-R-U-G-O.
Definition
- 1Pedazo de madera que sirve para apretar las ensambladuras de los maderos, haciendo oficios de llave.
- 2Taco generalmente plástico, para asegurar tornillos.
- 3Golosina agridulce hecha con tamarindo, chile, sal o azúcar, generalmente de forma cilíndrica, aunque también pueden ser de forma esférica u oblonga.
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.
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