tempranillo

[t̪ẽmpɾaˈniʝo]

/[t̪ẽmpɾaˈniʝo]/ noun

The verdict

“tempranillo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,695 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,695
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variedad española de uva tinta de piel gruesa que se cosecha tempranamente, en su mayoría para la producción de vinos con cuerpo

Corpus desk

Index ES-tempranillo · tempranillo · Spanish

tempranillo · rank #94,695 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,695
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tembleque

Nearest frequency peer: tembleque (-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 “tempranillo”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tempranillo
PropertyValue
Headwordtempranillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪ẽmpɾaˈniʝo]
Letters11
Frequency rank#94,695
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tempranillo” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).tempranillocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “tembleque” (#94,694), “tendí” (#94,698), “tapial” (#94,689). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tempranillo” va en #94,695. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tempranillo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,695 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪ẽmpɾaˈniʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variedad española de uva tinta de piel gruesa que se cosecha tempranamente, en su mayoría para la producción de vinos con cuerpo".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tempranillo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is tempranillo, spelled T-E-M-P-R-A-N-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variedad española de uva tinta de piel gruesa que se cosecha tempranamente, en su mayoría para la producción de vinos con cuerpo

Synonyms

cencibel

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 "tempranillo"?
"tempranillo" is spelled T-E-M-P-R-A-N-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ẽmpɾaˈniʝo].
What does "tempranillo" mean?
As a noun, "tempranillo" means: Variedad española de uva tinta de piel gruesa que se cosecha tempranamente, en su mayoría para la producción de vinos con cuerpo
How do you pronounce "tempranillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tempranillo" is [t̪ẽmpɾaˈniʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tempranillo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list