ties

/taɪz/

//taɪz// noun

The verdict

“ties” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,783 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,783
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de tie.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ties · ties · Spanish

ties · rank #95,783 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,783
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tildados

Nearest frequency peer: tildados (+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 “ties”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ties” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ties
PropertyValue
Headwordties
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/taɪz/
Letters4
Frequency rank#95,783
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ties” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tiescae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “tildados” (#95,784), “tipi” (#95,785), “tirria” (#95,786). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “ties” va en #95,783. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ties is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,783 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /taɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de tie.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ties, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ties, spelled T-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de tie.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ties"?
"ties" is spelled T-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /taɪz/.
What does "ties" mean?
As a noun, "ties" means: Forma del plural de tie.
How do you pronounce "ties"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ties" is /taɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ties" come from?
"ties" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ties", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list