teletipo

[t̪eleˈt̪ipo]

/[t̪eleˈt̪ipo]/ noun

The verdict

“teletipo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,775 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,775
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Máquina de escribir electromecánica, diseñada para transmitir el mensaje tecleado a través de un medio de telecomunicación, usada como interfaz para control de ordenadores y para las comunicaciones...

Corpus desk

Index ES-teletipo · teletipo · Spanish

teletipo · rank #95,775 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,775
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH teniéndose

Nearest frequency peer: teniéndose (+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 “teletipo”

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 “teletipo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for teletipo
PropertyValue
Headwordteletipo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪eleˈt̪ipo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#95,775
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “teletipo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).teletipocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “teniéndose” (#95,776), “telemáticos” (#95,773), “tartamudear” (#95,769). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “teletipo” va en #95,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

teletipo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,775 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪eleˈt̪ipo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

teletipo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is teletipo, spelled T-E-L-E-T-I-P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Máquina de escribir electromecánica, diseñada para transmitir el mensaje tecleado a través de un medio de telecomunicación, usada como interfaz para control de ordenadores y para las comunicaciones a distancia hasta el desarrollo de terminales de vídeo y el fax
  2. 2
    Mensaje enviado a través de un teletipo₁

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 "teletipo"?
"teletipo" is spelled T-E-L-E-T-I-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪eleˈt̪ipo].
What does "teletipo" mean?
As a noun, "teletipo" means: Máquina de escribir electromecánica, diseñada para transmitir el mensaje tecleado a través de un medio de telecomunicación, usada como interfaz para control de ordenadores y para las comunicaciones...
How do you pronounce "teletipo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teletipo" is [t̪eleˈt̪ipo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "teletipo", 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