tenues

[ˈt̪enwes]

/[ˈt̪enwes]/ adj

The verdict

“tenues” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,242 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,242
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de tenue.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tenues · tenues · Spanish

tenues · rank #53,242 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,242
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tendiente

Nearest frequency peer: tendiente (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “tenues”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “tenues” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tenues
PropertyValue
Headwordtenues
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt̪enwes]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,242
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tenues” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tenuescae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “tendiente” (#53,241), “teletrabajo” (#53,240), “termostato” (#53,244). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tenues” va en #53,242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tenues is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,242 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt̪enwes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de tenue.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tenues, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is tenues, spelled T-E-N-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de tenue.

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 "tenues"?
"tenues" is spelled T-E-N-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪enwes].
What does "tenues" mean?
As an adjective, "tenues" means: Forma del plural de tenue.
How do you pronounce "tenues"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tenues" is [ˈt̪enwes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tenues" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tenues", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list