tijereta
[t̪ixeˈɾet̪a]
The verdict
“tijereta” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insecto con cercos en forma de pinza, tenaza o tijera en el extremo posterior del cuerpo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tijereta · tijereta · Spanish
tijereta · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tijereta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ixeˈɾet̪a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tijereta” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tijereta is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪ixeˈɾet̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Insecto con cercos en forma de pinza, tenaza o tijera en el extremo posterior del cuerpo.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tijereta, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is tijereta, spelled T-I-J-E-R-E-T-A.
Definition
- 1Insecto con cercos en forma de pinza, tenaza o tijera en el extremo posterior del cuerpo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tijereta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Las tijeretas prefieren áreas húmedas y oscuras.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.