testarudo

[t̪est̪aˈɾuð̞o]

/[t̪est̪aˈɾuð̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“testarudo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,580 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,580
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no cambia su opinión o proceder, pese a las razones en sentido contrario.

Corpus desk

Index ES-testarudo · testarudo · Spanish

testarudo · rank #54,580 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,580
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tenochtitlán

Nearest frequency peer: Tenochtitlán (-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 “testarudo”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for testarudo
PropertyValue
Headwordtestarudo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t̪est̪aˈɾuð̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,580
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “testarudo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).testarudocae 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: “Tenochtitlán” (#54,579), “thoughts” (#54,582), “tejedores” (#54,577). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “testarudo” va en #54,580. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

testarudo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,580 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t̪est̪aˈɾuð̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que no cambia su opinión o proceder, pese a las razones en sentido contrario.".

testarudo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is testarudo, spelled T-E-S-T-A-R-U-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no cambia su opinión o proceder, pese a las razones en sentido contrario.

This word in other languages

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 "testarudo"?
"testarudo" is spelled T-E-S-T-A-R-U-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪est̪aˈɾuð̞o].
What does "testarudo" mean?
As an adjective, "testarudo" means: Que no cambia su opinión o proceder, pese a las razones en sentido contrario.
How do you pronounce "testarudo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "testarudo" is [t̪est̪aˈɾuð̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "testarudo" come from?
"testarudo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list