teníais

[t̪eˈniajs]

/[t̪eˈniajs]/ verb

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The verdict

“teníais” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,694 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,694
frequency rank, Spanish
34,400
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tener o de tenerse.

Key facts for teníais
PropertyValue
Headwordteníais
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪eˈniajs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,694
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “teníais” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). teníais lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

teníais is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,694 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t̪eˈniajs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tener o de tenerse.".

No misspelling variants are generated for teníais in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is teníais, spelled T-E-N-Í-A-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tener o de tenerse.

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 "teníais"?
"teníais" is spelled T-E-N-Í-A-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪eˈniajs].
What does "teníais" mean?
As a verb, "teníais" means: Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tener o de tenerse.
How do you pronounce "teníais"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teníais" is [t̪eˈniajs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "teníais" come from?
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Using “teníais”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is T-E-N-Í-A-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t̪eˈniajs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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