tincar
[t̪ĩŋˈkaɾ]
The verdict
“tincar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Golpear algo con la punta del dedo haciendo arrastrar la uña sobre el pulgar de su misma mano para luego impulsarla violentamente.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tincar · tincar · Spanish
tincar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | tincar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t̪ĩŋˈkaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tincar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tincar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t̪ĩŋˈkaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
tincar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is tincar, spelled T-I-N-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1Golpear algo con la punta del dedo haciendo arrastrar la uña sobre el pulgar de su misma mano para luego impulsarla violentamente.
- 2En particular, impulsar una canica tincándola₁
- 3Sugerir a alguno una impresión o expectativa
- 4Apetecer, atraer la idea de algo.
- 5Dicho de una persona adivinar, presentir, intuir que es la correcta o adecuada.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tincar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hay que tincar las sandías pa'ver si están maduras
Le tincó la bolita y se la hizo saltar lejazo
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.