tehuelche
[t̪eˈ(ɣ̞)w̝elʲt͡ʃe]
The verdict
“tehuelche” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,376 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,376
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona perteneciente a un pueblo amerindio nómada que habitaba la Patagonia entre el río Santa Cruz y el Estrecho de Magallanes.
| 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) |
Where “tehuelche” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tehuelche is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,376 among 34,400 “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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Using “tehuelche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-E-H-U-E-L-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪eˈ(ɣ̞)w̝elʲt͡ʃe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.