tener más paciencia que el santo Job

[t̪eˈneɾ ˈmas paˈsjẽnsja ke el ˈsãn̪t̪o ˈxoβ̞]

/[t̪eˈneɾ ˈmas paˈsjẽnsja ke el ˈsãn̪t̪o ˈxoβ̞]/ phrase

The verdict

“tener más paciencia que el santo Job” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
36
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tener mucha paciencia.

Key facts for tener más paciencia que el santo Job
PropertyValue
Headwordtener más paciencia que el santo Job
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[t̪eˈneɾ ˈmas paˈsjẽnsja ke el ˈsãn̪t̪o ˈxoβ̞]
Letters36
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tener más paciencia que el santo Job” sits in Spanish frequency

tener más paciencia que el santo Job falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tener más paciencia que el santo Job is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [t̪eˈneɾ ˈmas paˈsjẽnsja ke el ˈsãn̪t̪o ˈxoβ̞]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tener mucha paciencia.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for tener más paciencia que el santo Job in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is tener más paciencia que el santo Job, spelled T-E-N-E-R- -M-Á-S- -P-A-C-I-E-N-C-I-A- -Q-U-E- -E-L- -S-A-N-T-O- -J-O-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tener mucha paciencia.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tener más paciencia que el santo Job"?
"tener más paciencia que el santo Job" is spelled T-E-N-E-R- -M-Á-S- -P-A-C-I-E-N-C-I-A- -Q-U-E- -E-L- -S-A-N-T-O- -J-O-B. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪eˈneɾ ˈmas paˈsjẽnsja ke el ˈsãn̪t̪o ˈxoβ̞].
What does "tener más paciencia que el santo Job" mean?
As a phrase, "tener más paciencia que el santo Job" means: Tener mucha paciencia.
How do you pronounce "tener más paciencia que el santo Job"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tener más paciencia que el santo Job" is [t̪eˈneɾ ˈmas paˈsjẽnsja ke el ˈsãn̪t̪o ˈxoβ̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tener más paciencia que el santo Job" come from?
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Using “tener más paciencia que el santo Job”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is T-E-N-E-R- -M-Á-S- -P-A-C-I-E-N-C-I-A- -Q-U-E- -E-L- -S-A-N-T-O- -J-O-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t̪eˈneɾ ˈmas paˈsjẽnsja ke el ˈsãn̪t̪o ˈxoβ̞] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list