teniente
[t̪eˈnjẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“teniente” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,023 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #3,023
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Falta especificar el verbo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | teniente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [t̪eˈnjẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #3,023 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “teniente” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for teniente is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪eˈnjẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,023 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for teniente, with forms such as "etniente", "teinente", and "teneinte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "tenientes", "tenerte", "teniendo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is teniente, spelled T-E-N-I-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Falta especificar el verbo.
- 2Aplícase a la fruta no madura.
- 3Dicho de las legumbres: mal cocidas.
- 4Algo sordo, o tardo en el sentido del oído.
- 5Escaso, miserable.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etniente,teinente,teneinte,tenienet,teniennte,tenientte,tenietne,teninete,tenniente,tneiente,tteniente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of teniente - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “teniente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-E-N-I-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪eˈnjẽn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tenientes” - see the side-by-side comparison. teniente vs tenientes
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.