Telémaco

[t̪eˈlemako]

/[t̪eˈlemako]/ name

The verdict

“Telémaco” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,413 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,413
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre de pila de varón, famoso por pertenecerle al hijo de Ulises y Penélope, personajes literarios de la Odisea.

Corpus desk

Index ES-telemaco · Telémaco · Spanish

Telémaco · rank #84,413 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,413
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH temerarias

Nearest frequency peer: temerarias (+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 “Telémaco”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Telémaco” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Telémaco
PropertyValue
HeadwordTelémaco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[t̪eˈlemako]
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,413
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Telémaco” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Telémacocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “temerarias” (#84,414), “teledirigido” (#84,411), “tenderán” (#84,416). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “Telémaco” va en #84,413. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Telémaco is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,413 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [t̪eˈlemako]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre de pila de varón, famoso por pertenecerle al hijo de Ulises y Penélope, personajes literarios de la Odisea.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Telémaco, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Telémaco, spelled T-E-L-É-M-A-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de pila de varón, famoso por pertenecerle al hijo de Ulises y Penélope, personajes literarios de la Odisea.

This word in other languages

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 "Telémaco"?
"Telémaco" is spelled T-E-L-É-M-A-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪eˈlemako].
What does "Telémaco" mean?
As a proper noun, "Telémaco" means: Nombre de pila de varón, famoso por pertenecerle al hijo de Ulises y Penélope, personajes literarios de la Odisea.
How do you pronounce "Telémaco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Telémaco" is [t̪eˈlemako]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Telémaco" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Telémaco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list