tétrico
[ˈt̪et̪ɾiko]
The verdict
“tétrico” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,724 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,724
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,005
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Serio, melancólico o desolado en exceso.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tetrico · tétrico · Spanish
tétrico · rank #56,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,724
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,005
- PHOTO-FINISH tétanos
Nearest frequency peer: tétanos (-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 “tétrico”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- trunca
trunca
43,282 corpus weight
- tuareg
tuareg
43,281 corpus weight
- tuiteado
tuiteado
43,279 corpus weight
- tétanos
tétanos
43,278 corpus weight
- tétrico
tétrico
43,277 corpus weight
- unicidad
unicidad
43,273 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “tétrico” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tétrico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈt̪et̪ɾiko] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #56,724 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tétrico” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tétrico is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,724 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt̪et̪ɾiko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for tétrico in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is tétrico, spelled T-É-T-R-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Serio, melancólico o desolado en exceso.
- 2Que asusta o produce temor por su excesiva seriedad y tristeza.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tétrico appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«La “Cenicienta” de Kemp transcurre en un mundo tétrico y tenebroso que el director y el músico aseguran haber ubicado en alguna isla del Caribe a mediados del siglo xviii con una aristocracia que somete y desprecia a los indígenas».
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.
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