tecomate
[t̪ekoˈmat̪e]
The verdict
“tecomate” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Crescentia cujete) Árbol de la familia de las bignoniáceas, originario de la zona intertropical de América.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tecomate |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ekoˈmat̪e] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tecomate” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tecomate is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ekoˈmat̪e]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for tecomate in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is tecomate, spelled T-E-C-O-M-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1(Crescentia cujete) Árbol de la familia de las bignoniáceas, originario de la zona intertropical de América.
- 2Fruto del tecomate, con el que se fabrican vasijas.
- 3Vasija hecha con el fruto del tecomate.
- 4(Amanita caesarea) Hongo basidiomiceto del orden Agaricales.
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.
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Using “tecomate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-E-C-O-M-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪ekoˈmat̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.