tenaz

/[t̪eˈnas]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,179

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

tenaz is anSpanishadj. It means: Que se pega, ase o prende a una cosa, y es dificultoso de separar. Pronounced [t̪eˈnas]. Often confused with tez and tina.

Key facts for tenaz
PropertyValue
Headwordtenaz
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[t̪eˈnas]
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,179
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of tenaz in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tenaz is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪eˈnas]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,179 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for tenaz, with forms such as "etnaz", "teanz", and "tenazz". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tez", "tina", "teta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is tenaz, spelled T-E-N-A-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que se pega, ase o prende a una cosa, y es dificultoso de separar.
  2. 2
    Que opone mucha resistencia a romperse o deformarse.
  3. 3
    Firme, terco, porfiado y pertinaz en un propósito.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etnaz,teanz,tenazz,tennaz,tenza,tneaz,ttenaz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tenaz

Misspelling Variants of "tenaz"

etnaz5teanz5tenazz6tennaz6tenza5tneaz5ttenaz6
Misspelling Variants of "tenaz"

Frequency rank: #28,179 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tenaz"?
"tenaz" is spelled T-E-N-A-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪eˈnas].
What does "tenaz" mean?
As an adj, "tenaz" means: Que se pega, ase o prende a una cosa, y es dificultoso de separar.
What words are commonly confused with "tenaz"?
"tenaz" is commonly confused with "tez", "tina", "teta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tenaz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tenaz" is [t̪eˈnas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tenaz" come from?
"tenaz" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter T in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.