tentativo
Spanish, adjective/tentaˈtibo/
tentativo is spelled T-E-N-T-A-T-I-V-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 77,042nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tentativo is a Spanish adjective meaning “tentative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que se emplea para explorar o ensayar si algo funciona o sirve”.
What does tentativo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
tentative
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que se emplea para explorar o ensayar si algo funciona o sirve. 2. Que se propone en una fase inicial, por tiempo limitado, sujeto a cambios futuros.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tentativo
- tentativa feminine
- tentativos masculine plural
- tentativas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tentativo?
- /tentaˈtibo/
- [t̪ẽn̪.t̪aˈt̪i.β̞o]
- [t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈt̪iβ̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tentativo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tentativo in Spanish?
tentativo appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).