tijeras

/[t̪iˈxeɾas]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,270

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

tijeras is aSpanishnoun. It 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. Pronounced [t̪iˈxeɾas]. Often confused with tiras and títeres.

Key facts for tijeras
PropertyValue
Headwordtijeras
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪iˈxeɾas]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,270
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tijeras is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪iˈxeɾas]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,270 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for tijeras, with forms such as "itjeras", "tiejras", and "tijears". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "tiras", "títeres", "tijera", 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 tijeras, spelled T-I-J-E-R-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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
    Cada uno de las correas o tensores sobre los que se suspendía la caja de un coche de caballos, cruzados según este principio.
  4. 4
    Piezas verticales que sostienen la cubierta de un edificio.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: itjeras,tiejras,tijears,tijerass,tijerras,tijersa,tijjeras,tijreas,tjieras,ttijeras

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tijeras

Misspelling Variants of "tijeras"

itjeras7tiejras7tijears7tijerass8tijerras8tijersa7tijjeras8tijreas7
Misspelling Variants of "tijeras"

Frequency rank: #19,270 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tijeras"?
"tijeras" is spelled T-I-J-E-R-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪iˈxeɾas].
What does "tijeras" mean?
As a noun, "tijeras" 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 "tijeras"?
"tijeras" is commonly confused with "tiras", "títeres", "tijera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tijeras"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tijeras" is [t̪iˈxeɾas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tijeras" come from?
"tijeras" 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.