tercos

/[ˈt̪eɾkos]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,727

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

tercos is anSpanishadj. It means: Forma del plural de terco. Pronounced [ˈt̪eɾkos]. Often confused with tiros and toros.

Key facts for tercos
PropertyValue
Headwordtercos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈt̪eɾkos]
Letters6
Frequency rank#48,727
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of tercos in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tercos is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪eɾkos]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,727 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de terco.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for tercos, with forms such as "etrcos", "tecros", and "terccos". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tiros", "toros", "turco", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is tercos, spelled T-E-R-C-O-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de terco.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etrcos,tecros,terccos,tercoss,tercso,terocs,terrcos,trecos,ttercos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tercos

Misspelling Variants of "tercos"

etrcos6tecros6terccos7tercoss7tercso6terocs6terrcos7trecos6
Misspelling Variants of "tercos"

Frequency rank: #48,727 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tercos"?
"tercos" is spelled T-E-R-C-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪eɾkos].
What does "tercos" mean?
As an adj, "tercos" means: Forma del plural de terco.
What words are commonly confused with "tercos"?
"tercos" is commonly confused with "tiros", "toros", "turco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tercos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tercos" is [ˈt̪eɾkos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tercos" come from?
"tercos" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.