tefilín
[t̪efiˈlĩn]
The verdict
“tefilín” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pequeñas envolturas o cajitas de cuero donde se encuentran o guardan pasajes de las Escrituras en la religión judía.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tefilin · tefilín · Spanish
tefilín · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | tefilín |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪efiˈlĩn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tefilín” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tefilín is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪efiˈlĩn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pequeñas envolturas o cajitas de cuero donde se encuentran o guardan pasajes de las Escrituras en la religión judía.".
tefilín has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is tefilín, spelled T-E-F-I-L-Í-N.
Definition
- 1Pequeñas envolturas o cajitas de cuero donde se encuentran o guardan pasajes de las Escrituras en la religión judía.
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.