tetina
[t̪eˈt̪ina]
The verdict
“tetina” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Protuberancia pequeña en la parte más o menos central del seno o mama o teta y empleado por los lactantes para chupar su alimento.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tetina · tetina · Spanish
tetina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tetina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪eˈt̪ina] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tetina” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tetina is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪eˈt̪ina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for tetina in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is tetina, spelled T-E-T-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Protuberancia pequeña en la parte más o menos central del seno o mama o teta y empleado por los lactantes para chupar su alimento.
- 2Pieza de goma con un agujero al extremo de un biberón (botella de cristal o plástico), que se utiliza para alimentar con leche a los bebés
- 3(Ageratum conyzoides) Especie de fanerógama tóxica, considerada maleza, nativa de Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay. Crece cerca de 70 cm de altura, con hojas opuestas, con flores pequeñas, rosadas a blancas, en los extremos de sus ramas rojizas, pilosas.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.