tek
[ˈteːk]
The verdict
“tek” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,843 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,843
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mutación dura del adjetivo numeral cardinal dek ('diez').
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tek |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈteːk] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #69,843 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tek” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tek is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,843 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈteːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mutación dura del adjetivo numeral cardinal dek ('diez').".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tek, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is tek, spelled T-E-K.
Definition
- 1Mutación dura del adjetivo numeral cardinal dek ('diez').
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 “tek”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-E-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈteːk] (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.