tilín

[t̪iˈlĩn]

/[t̪iˈlĩn]/ noun

The verdict

“tilín” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,032 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,032
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El sonido producido al golpear una campana pequeña.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tilin · tilín · Spanish

tilín · rank #99,032 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,032
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tezcatlipoca

Nearest frequency peer: Tezcatlipoca (-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 “tilín”

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 “tilín” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tilín
PropertyValue
Headwordtilín
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪iˈlĩn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#99,032
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tilín” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tilíncae 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: “Tezcatlipoca” (#99,031), “timado” (#99,033), “territory” (#99,029). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tilín” va en #99,032. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tilín is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,032 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪iˈlĩn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "El sonido producido al golpear una campana pequeña.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tilín, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is tilín, spelled T-I-L-Í-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    El sonido producido al golpear una campana pequeña.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tilín"?
"tilín" is spelled T-I-L-Í-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪iˈlĩn].
What does "tilín" mean?
As a noun, "tilín" means: El sonido producido al golpear una campana pequeña.
How do you pronounce "tilín"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tilín" is [t̪iˈlĩn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tilín" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list