tierno

/[ˈt̪jeɾno]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,905

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

tierno is anSpanishadj. It means: De textura blanda y fácil de partir. Pronounced [ˈt̪jeɾno]. It ranks #9,905 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with Tiro and torno.

Key facts for tierno
PropertyValue
Headwordtierno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈt̪jeɾno]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,905
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tierno is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪jeɾno]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,905 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for tierno, with forms such as "iterno", "teirno", and "tienro". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Tiro", "torno", "turno", 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 tierno, spelled T-I-E-R-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    De textura blanda y fácil de partir.
  2. 2
    Que demuestra fácilmente afecto y dulzura.
  3. 3
    Que despierta estos mismos sentimientos.
  4. 4
    Que tiene poco tiempo de vida y no ha alcanzado aún su pleno desarrollo.
  5. 5
    Dicho de un fruto, que no ha llegado a la madurez.
  6. 6
    Que aún no se ha secado por completo.
  7. 7
    Que carece del vigor y la firmeza necesarios.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iterno,teirno,tienro,tiernno,tieron,tierrno,tireno,ttierno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tierno

Misspelling Variants of "tierno"

iterno6teirno6tienro6tiernno7tieron6tierrno7tireno6ttierno7
Misspelling Variants of "tierno"

Frequency rank: #9,905 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tierno"?
"tierno" is spelled T-I-E-R-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪jeɾno].
What does "tierno" mean?
As an adj, "tierno" means: De textura blanda y fácil de partir.
What words are commonly confused with "tierno"?
"tierno" is commonly confused with "Tiro", "torno", "turno". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tierno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tierno" is [ˈt̪jeɾno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tierno" come from?
"tierno" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.