tincada
[t̪ĩŋˈkað̞a]
The verdict
“tincada” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de tincar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tincada · tincada · Spanish
tincada · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tincada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ĩŋˈkað̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tincada” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tincada is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪ĩŋˈkað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tincada, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is tincada, spelled T-I-N-C-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de tincar.
- 2Por extensión, golpe que se da con la tinca en el juego de bolitas llamado el hoyito.
- 3Creencia intuitiva de que ocurrirá algo, no fundada explícitamente en un razonamiento.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tincada appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eso era lo más seguro. Esperaría algún tiempo más. Una tincada le hacía permanecer aguardando.
—No, si usted tiene unas tincadas muy buenazas, mi jefe —dijo el otro.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.