tientes
[ˈt̪jẽn̪t̪es]
The verdict
“tientes” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,986 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,986
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,005
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de tentar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tientes · tientes · Spanish
tientes · rank #68,986 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,986
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,005
- PHOTO-FINISH timos
Nearest frequency peer: timos (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “tientes”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- tear
tear
31,021 corpus weight
- tientes
tientes
31,015 corpus weight
- timos
timos
31,014 corpus weight
- tirate
tirate
31,013 corpus weight
- tolerados
tolerados
31,011 corpus weight
- tontear
tontear
31,009 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “tientes” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tientes |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt̪jẽn̪t̪es] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #68,986 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tientes” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tientes is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,986 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt̪jẽn̪t̪es]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de tentar.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for tientes in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is tientes, spelled T-I-E-N-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.