teta

/[ˈt̪et̪a]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,996

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

teta is aSpanishnoun. It means: Órgano glanduloso de los mamíferos que sirve en las hembras para secretar leche. Pronounced [ˈt̪et̪a]. Often confused with tía and tra.

Key facts for teta
PropertyValue
Headwordteta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪et̪a]
Letters4
Frequency rank#16,996
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for teta is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪et̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,996 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for teta, with forms such as "etta", "teat", and "tetta". 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, "tía", "tra", "TNT", 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 teta, spelled T-E-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Órgano glanduloso de los mamíferos que sirve en las hembras para secretar leche.
  2. 2
    Protuberancia de la teta₁ que contiene conductos lácteos, empleados en la lactancia.
  3. 3
    Apego excesivo hacia alguna cosa en particular, particularmente a una fuente de dinero fácil.^([cita requerida])
  4. 4
    Tipo de helado en una bolsa de plástico de forma cónica, generalmente artesanal.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etta,teat,tetta,ttea,tteta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for teta

Misspelling Variants of "teta"

etta4teat4tetta5ttea4tteta5
Misspelling Variants of "teta"

Frequency rank: #16,996 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "teta"?
"teta" is spelled T-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪et̪a].
What does "teta" mean?
As a noun, "teta" means: Órgano glanduloso de los mamíferos que sirve en las hembras para secretar leche.
What words are commonly confused with "teta"?
"teta" is commonly confused with "tía", "tra", "TNT". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "teta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teta" is [ˈt̪et̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "teta" come from?
"teta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter T in our Spanish index:

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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.