tenca
[ˈt̪ẽŋka]
The verdict
“tenca” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Tinca tinca) Pez osteíctio de agua dulce, de cuerpo alargado de entre 20 y 30 cm de largo, color ligeramente verdoso o pardo en el lomo y blanquecino en el vientre; muestra un par de barbillones b...
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Index ES-tenca · tenca · Spanish
tenca · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tenca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪ẽŋka] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tenca” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tenca is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪ẽŋka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Tinca tinca) Pez osteíctio de agua dulce, de cuerpo alargado de entre 20 y 30 cm de largo, color ligeramente verdoso o pardo en el lomo y blanquecino en el vientre; muestra un par de barbillones b...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tenca, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is tenca, spelled T-E-N-C-A.
Definition
- 1(Tinca tinca) Pez osteíctio de agua dulce, de cuerpo alargado de entre 20 y 30 cm de largo, color ligeramente verdoso o pardo en el lomo y blanquecino en el vientre; muestra un par de barbillones bajo la boca. Habita en aguas lentas, especialmente charcas y estanques y su carne blanca es sabrosa, bastante apreciada en gastronomía.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tenca appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Probá esta tenca, que es tan sabrosa y más sana, y pescado nuevo y preciado.
NO Soy amigo de escriuir platos fantásticos, mas con todo esso quiero poner aquí cómo se puede freír, cozer y asar vn pescado entero todo en vn tiempo. Tomarás la carpa, o tenca, o barbo, o otro qualquiera pescado que sea vn poco largo y espetarlo has en vn asado, después de bien limpio y escamado.
This word in other languages
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