tehuelche
[t̪eˈ(ɣ̞)w̝elʲt͡ʃe]
The verdict
“tehuelche” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,376 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,376
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,005
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona perteneciente a un pueblo amerindio nómada que habitaba la Patagonia entre el río Santa Cruz y el Estrecho de Magallanes.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tehuelche · tehuelche · Spanish
tehuelche · rank #88,376 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,376
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,005
- PHOTO-FINISH tedeum
Nearest frequency peer: tedeum (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “tehuelche”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- teatinos
teatinos
11,627 corpus weight
- tedeum
tedeum
11,626 corpus weight
- tehuelche
tehuelche
11,625 corpus weight
- tejones
tejones
11,624 corpus weight
- teka
teka
11,623 corpus weight
- tergiversan…
tergiversando
11,622 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “tehuelche” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tehuelche |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [t̪eˈ(ɣ̞)w̝elʲt͡ʃe] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #88,376 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tehuelche” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tehuelche is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,376 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t̪eˈ(ɣ̞)w̝elʲt͡ʃe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for tehuelche in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is tehuelche, spelled T-E-H-U-E-L-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Persona perteneciente a un pueblo amerindio nómada que habitaba la Patagonia entre el río Santa Cruz y el Estrecho de Magallanes.
- 2Por extensión, miembro de otros pueblos de la Patagonia de características semejantes.
- 3Se dice de algo que proviene o tiene relación con los tehuelches o su cultura.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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