time

[ˈt̪ime]

/[ˈt̪ime]/ verb

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The verdict

“time” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,840. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,840
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de timar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-time · time · Spanish

time · rank #4,840 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,840
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH times

Nearest frequency peer: times (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “time”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “time” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

time vs tío
25% similar
time vs tip
50% similar
time vs tin
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for time
PropertyValue
Headwordtime
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt̪ime]
Letters4
Frequency rank#4,840
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “time”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).timecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “times” (#4,841), “surgió” (#4,838), “tomen” (#4,842). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “time” va en #4,840. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around time (IPA [ˈt̪ime]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,840 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for time, with forms such as "itme", "tiem", and "timme". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tío", "tip", "tin", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is time, spelled T-I-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de timar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de timar.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de timar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itme
  • tiem
  • timme
  • tmie
  • ttime

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of time - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

itme2tiem2timme1tmie2ttime1
Edit distance from "time"

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 "time"?
"time" is spelled T-I-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ime].
What does "time" mean?
As a verb, "time" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de timar.
What words are commonly confused with "time"?
"time" is commonly confused with "tío", "tip", "tin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "time"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "time" is [ˈt̪ime]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "time" come from?
"time" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Veas#4,844oral#4,813maíz#4,806Mary#4,805

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

almas5 variantsmail5 variantshuir5 variantsfuga5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list