tinaja

[t̪iˈnaxa]

/[t̪iˈnaxa]/ noun

The verdict

“tinaja” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,558 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,558
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vasija grande de barro cocido (y a veces vidriado), mucho más ancha por el medio que por el fondo y la boca. Sirve ordinariamente para guardar agua, vino, aceite u otros líquidos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tinaja · tinaja · Spanish

tinaja · rank #80,558 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,558
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tinaco

Nearest frequency peer: tinaco (-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 “tinaja”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tinaja
PropertyValue
Headwordtinaja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪iˈnaxa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,558
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tinaja” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tinajacae 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: “tinaco” (#80,557), “tilapia” (#80,556), “testaruda” (#80,552). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tinaja” va en #80,558. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tinaja is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,558 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪iˈnaxa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tinaja, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is tinaja, spelled T-I-N-A-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vasija grande de barro cocido (y a veces vidriado), mucho más ancha por el medio que por el fondo y la boca. Sirve ordinariamente para guardar agua, vino, aceite u otros líquidos.
  2. 2
    Dícese también de la cantidad de líquido que cabe en una de estas vasijas.

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 "tinaja"?
"tinaja" is spelled T-I-N-A-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪iˈnaxa].
What does "tinaja" mean?
As a noun, "tinaja" means: Vasija grande de barro cocido (y a veces vidriado), mucho más ancha por el medio que por el fondo y la boca. Sirve ordinariamente para guardar agua, vino, aceite u otros líquidos.
How do you pronounce "tinaja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tinaja" is [t̪iˈnaxa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tinaja" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list