taza

/[ˈt̪asa]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,735

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

taza is aSpanishnoun. It means: Vasija pequeña, con un asa, que se posa sobre un platillo, usada comúnmente para tomar líquidos calientes. Pronounced [ˈt̪asa]. It ranks #6,735 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with tía and tea.

Key facts for taza
PropertyValue
Headwordtaza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪asa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,735
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of taza in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for taza is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪asa]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,735 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for taza, with forms such as "atza", "taaz", and "tazza". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tía", "tea", "tra", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is taza, spelled T-A-Z-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vasija pequeña, con un asa, que se posa sobre un platillo, usada comúnmente para tomar líquidos calientes.
  2. 2
    Volumen que cabe en una taza.
  3. 3
    El contenido de una taza₁.
  4. 4
    Mueble de loza o metal, en que las personas se sientan para defecar, y que permite evacuar las heces por un conducto, mediante un chorro de agua.
  5. 5
    Pieza que protege la mano en ciertas espadas.
  6. 6
    Cubierta exterior que tienen las llantas de chapa.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atza,taaz,tazza,ttaza,tzaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for taza

Misspelling Variants of "taza"

atza4taaz4tazza5ttaza5tzaa4
Misspelling Variants of "taza"

Frequency rank: #6,735 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "taza"?
"taza" is spelled T-A-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪asa].
What does "taza" mean?
As a noun, "taza" means: Vasija pequeña, con un asa, que se posa sobre un platillo, usada comúnmente para tomar líquidos calientes.
What words are commonly confused with "taza"?
"taza" is commonly confused with "tía", "tea", "tra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "taza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "taza" is [ˈt̪asa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "taza" come from?
"taza" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.