tecolote
[t̪ekoˈlot̪e]
The verdict
“tecolote” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre vulgar de varias aves de la familia Strigidae, rapaces de hábitos nocturnos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tecolote · tecolote · Spanish
tecolote · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | tecolote |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ekoˈlot̪e] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tecolote” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tecolote is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪ekoˈlot̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre vulgar de varias aves de la familia Strigidae, rapaces de hábitos nocturnos.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for tecolote in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is tecolote, spelled T-E-C-O-L-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1Nombre vulgar de varias aves de la familia Strigidae, rapaces de hábitos nocturnos.
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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.