tima

[ˈt̪ima]

/[ˈt̪ima]/ verb

The verdict

“tima” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,495 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,495
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de timar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tima · tima · Spanish

tima · rank #71,495 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,495
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH timba

Nearest frequency peer: timba (+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 “tima”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tima
PropertyValue
Headwordtima
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt̪ima]
Letters4
Frequency rank#71,495
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tima” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).timacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “timba” (#71,496), “titulan” (#71,497), “Tepeyac” (#71,490). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tima” va en #71,495. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tima is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,495 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt̪ima]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for tima in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is tima, spelled T-I-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de timar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de timar.

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 "tima"?
"tima" is spelled T-I-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ima].
What does "tima" mean?
As a verb, "tima" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de timar.
How do you pronounce "tima"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tima" is [ˈt̪ima]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tima" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list