Tashkent
[t̪aʃˈkẽn̪t̪]
The verdict
“Tashkent” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,486 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,486
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - es la capital de Uzbekistán
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tashkent |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [t̪aʃˈkẽn̪t̪] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #71,486 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tashkent” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Tashkent is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,486 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [t̪aʃˈkẽn̪t̪]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "es la capital de Uzbekistán".
Tashkent has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Tashkent, spelled T-A-S-H-K-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1es la capital de Uzbekistán
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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Using “Tashkent”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-A-S-H-K-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪aʃˈkẽn̪t̪] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.