tila
[ˈt̪ila]
The verdict
“tila” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,268 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,268
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Tilia) Género de árboles de la familia de las malváceas (anteriormente clasificados en su propia familia, las tiliáceas), nativos de las regiones templadas del hemisferio norte. Comprende una trei...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tila |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪ila] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #55,268 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tila” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tila is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,268 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪ila]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for tila in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is tila, spelled T-I-L-A.
Definition
- 1(Tilia) Género de árboles de la familia de las malváceas (anteriormente clasificados en su propia familia, las tiliáceas), nativos de las regiones templadas del hemisferio norte. Comprende una treintena de especies, que se distribuyen a lo ancho de Asia, Europa y el oriente de Norteamérica; se cultivan con alguna frecuencia en el hemisferio sur como ornamentales.
- 2La flor de la tila₁.
- 3Infusión que se prepara con las flores de la tila₁.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “tila”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-I-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.