tejo

/[ˈt̪exo]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,836

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

tejo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Pedazo de piedra plana y redondeada, o trozo de teja que se usa en diversos juegos. Pronounced [ˈt̪exo]. Often confused with to and tío.

Key facts for tejo
PropertyValue
Headwordtejo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪exo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#46,836
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of tejo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tejo is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪exo]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,836 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for tejo, with forms such as "etjo", "tejjo", and "teoj". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "to", "tío", "ten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is tejo, spelled T-E-J-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pedazo de piedra plana y redondeada, o trozo de teja que se usa en diversos juegos.
  2. 2
    Juego en el que se usa este tejo₁ pasándolo por dibujos hechos en el suelo, saltando en un pie y empujándolo con este, tratando de no pisar las líneas.
  3. 3
    Juego en el que se trata de tirar el tejo₁ sobre una línea alejada.
  4. 4
    Juego similar a las bochas o petanca
  5. 5
    Juego popular que consiste en estallar un paquete de pólvora con un metal en forma de cilindro plano.
  6. 6
    Juego que se juega con un disco (tejo) que flota sobre una mesa que libera aire a través de pequeños orificios.
  7. 7
    Antigua moneda de cinco pesetas.
  8. 8
    Pieza metálica circular y gruesa.
  9. 9
    Disco de metal usado para acuñar monedas.
  10. 10
    Trozo de oro en pasta.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etjo,tejjo,teoj,tjeo,ttejo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tejo

Misspelling Variants of "tejo"

etjo4tejjo5teoj4tjeo4ttejo5
Misspelling Variants of "tejo"

Frequency rank: #46,836 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tejo"?
"tejo" is spelled T-E-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪exo].
What does "tejo" mean?
As a noun, "tejo" means: Pedazo de piedra plana y redondeada, o trozo de teja que se usa en diversos juegos.
What words are commonly confused with "tejo"?
"tejo" is commonly confused with "to", "tío", "ten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tejo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tejo" is [ˈt̪exo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tejo" come from?
"tejo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.