tiente
[ˈt̪jẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“tiente” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,854 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,854
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de tentar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tiente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt̪jẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #96,854 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tiente” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tiente is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,854 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt̪jẽn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for tiente in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is tiente, spelled T-I-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de tentar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de tentar.
- 3Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de tentar.
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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Using “tiente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-I-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪jẽn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.