tincho

[ˈt̪ĩnʲt͡ʃo]

/[ˈt̪ĩnʲt͡ʃo]/ noun

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The verdict

“tincho” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,586 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,586
frequency rank, Spanish
34,400
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona joven de clase media o alta, narcicista, engreída y con excesiva preocupación por su apariencia personal.

Key facts for tincho
PropertyValue
Headwordtincho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪ĩnʲt͡ʃo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,586
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tincho” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tincho lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tincho is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,586 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪ĩnʲt͡ʃo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona joven de clase media o alta, narcicista, engreída y con excesiva preocupación por su apariencia personal.".

No misspelling variants are generated for tincho in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is tincho, spelled T-I-N-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona joven de clase media o alta, narcicista, engreída y con excesiva preocupación por su apariencia personal.

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 "tincho"?
"tincho" is spelled T-I-N-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ĩnʲt͡ʃo].
What does "tincho" mean?
As a noun, "tincho" means: Persona joven de clase media o alta, narcicista, engreída y con excesiva preocupación por su apariencia personal.
How do you pronounce "tincho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tincho" is [ˈt̪ĩnʲt͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tincho" come from?
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Using “tincho”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is T-I-N-C-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt̪ĩnʲt͡ʃo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list