tijera

[t̪iˈxeɾa]

/[t̪iˈxeɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“tijera” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,248. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,248
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Herramienta para cortar, formada por dos hojas cruzadas y unidas por un perno que las articula, moviéndose los extremos sin filo para cerrar el lado opuesto y cortar el material que allí se coloque.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tijera · tijera · Spanish

tijera · rank #23,248 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,248
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH teólogos

Nearest frequency peer: teólogos (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “tijera”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “tijera” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tijera vs tira
67% similar
tijera vs traerá
50% similar
tijera vs títere
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tijera
PropertyValue
Headwordtijera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪iˈxeɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,248
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tijera”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).tijeracae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “teólogos” (#23,247), “timidez” (#23,249), “Timothy” (#23,250). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tijera” va en #23,248. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around tijera (IPA [t̪iˈxeɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,248 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for tijera, with forms such as "itjera", "tiejra", and "tijear". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "tira", "traerá", "títere", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is tijera, spelled T-I-J-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Herramienta para cortar, formada por dos hojas cruzadas y unidas por un perno que las articula, moviéndose los extremos sin filo para cerrar el lado opuesto y cortar el material que allí se coloque.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, cualquier utensilio o estructura dispuesta con una articulación semejante, como las patas de una silla plegable.
  3. 3
    En especial, soporte formado por dos piezas cruzadas, como el que sujetaba la caja de los carruajes.
  4. 4
    Movimiento que consiste en patear el balón durante un salto, golpeándolo con una pierna elevada sobre el resto del cuerpo, que a su vez está en el aire.
  5. 5
    Zanja de desagüe practicada en un terreno excesivamente húmedo.
  6. 6
    Persona que opera unas tijeras, en particular el esquilador de ovejas.
  7. 7
    Cantidad de reses que una tijera₆ puede esquilar durante una jornada laboral.
  8. 8
    Lengua bífida de ciertos reptiles.
  9. 9
    Soporte vertical en que reposa la cubierta de una estructura.
  10. 10
    Presa realizada con las piernas cruzadas.

Synonyms

bicicletatijeretarésped

This word in other languages

scissors(English)ciseaux(Français)Schere(Deutsch)tesoura(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itjera
  • tiejra
  • tijear
  • tijerra
  • tijjera
  • tijrea
  • tjiera
  • ttijera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tijera - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

itjera2tiejra2tijear2tijerra1tijjera1tijrea2tjiera2ttijera1
Edit distance from "tijera"

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 "tijera"?
"tijera" is spelled T-I-J-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪iˈxeɾa].
What does "tijera" mean?
As a noun, "tijera" means: Herramienta para cortar, formada por dos hojas cruzadas y unidas por un perno que las articula, moviéndose los extremos sin filo para cerrar el lado opuesto y cortar el material que allí se coloque.
What words are commonly confused with "tijera"?
"tijera" is commonly confused with "tira", "traerá", "títere". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tijera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tijera" is [t̪iˈxeɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tijera" come from?
"tijera" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

traían#23,259tuerto#23,261sendos#23,229rienda#23,220

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

votes8 variantswords8 variantsámbar8 variantsretina8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list