tautología
[t̪awt̪oloˈxia]
The verdict
“tautología” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Repetición de la misma idea expresada de formas diferentes.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tautologia · tautología · Spanish
tautología · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | tautología |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪awt̪oloˈxia] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tautología” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tautología is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪awt̪oloˈxia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
tautología has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 tautología, spelled T-A-U-T-O-L-O-G-Í-A.
Definition
- 1Repetición de la misma idea expresada de formas diferentes.
- 2Proposición cuya tabla de verdad da siempre el valor de verdad.
- 3Proposición que atribuye una cualidad obvia.^([cita requerida]).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tautología appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si digo "La casa está aquí o en otra parte", esa es una tautología, porque nunca será falsa.
Las frases "innovación novedosa" y "mundo mundial" son tautologías.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.