tate
[ˈt̪at̪e]
The verdict
“tate” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #23,244 in Spanish word frequency and used as an interjection.
- #23,244
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Equivale acuidado o poco a poco.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tate |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | [ˈt̪at̪e] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #23,244 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tate” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tate is 4 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪at̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,244 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for tate, with forms such as "atte", "taet", and "tatte". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "té", "the", "tie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is tate, spelled T-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Equivale acuidado o poco a poco.
- 2Denota haberse venido en conocimiento de algo que antes no se ocurría o no se había podido comprender.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: atte,taet,tatte,ttae,ttate
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tate - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “tate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪at̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “té” - see the side-by-side comparison. tate vs té
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.