tereré

[t̪eɾeˈɾe]

/[t̪eɾeˈɾe]/ noun

The verdict

“tereré” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,846 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,846
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bebida tradicional de Paraguay hecha con yerba mate y otras hierbas, pero que a diferencia del mate habitual, se bebe con agua fría

Corpus desk

Index ES-terere · tereré · Spanish

tereré · rank #69,846 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,846
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tentempié

Nearest frequency peer: tentempié (-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 “tereré”

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 “tereré” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tereré
PropertyValue
Headwordtereré
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪eɾeˈɾe]
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,846
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tereré” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tererécae 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: “tentempié” (#69,845), “theta” (#69,847), “telegráfica” (#69,844). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tereré” va en #69,846. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tereré is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,846 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪eɾeˈɾe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

tereré has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is tereré, spelled T-E-R-E-R-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bebida tradicional de Paraguay hecha con yerba mate y otras hierbas, pero que a diferencia del mate habitual, se bebe con agua fría
  2. 2
    Por extensión cualquier mate en donde el líquido utilizado sea jugo frío en lugar de agua caliente.

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 "tereré"?
"tereré" is spelled T-E-R-E-R-É. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪eɾeˈɾe].
What does "tereré" mean?
As a noun, "tereré" means: Bebida tradicional de Paraguay hecha con yerba mate y otras hierbas, pero que a diferencia del mate habitual, se bebe con agua fría
How do you pronounce "tereré"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tereré" is [t̪eɾeˈɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tereré" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tereré", 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