teka

/ˈte.ka/

//ˈte.ka// verb

The verdict

“teka” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,378 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,378
frequency rank, Spanish
34,400
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acostarse, recargarse, servir alimento.

Key facts for teka
PropertyValue
Headwordteka
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈte.ka/
Letters4
Frequency rank#88,378
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “teka” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). teka lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

teka is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,378 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈte.ka/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acostarse, recargarse, servir alimento.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for teka, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is teka, spelled T-E-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acostarse, recargarse, servir alimento.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "teka"?
"teka" is spelled T-E-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈte.ka/.
What does "teka" mean?
As a verb, "teka" means: Acostarse, recargarse, servir alimento.
How do you pronounce "teka"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teka" is /ˈte.ka/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "teka" come from?
"teka" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “teka”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is T-E-K-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈte.ka/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list