tiñó
[t̪iˈɲo]
The verdict
“tiñó” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #64,241 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #64,241
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de teñir o de teñirse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tiñó |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t̪iˈɲo] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #64,241 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tiñó” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tiñó is 4 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪iˈɲo]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,241 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de teñir o de teñirse.".
tiñó has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is tiñó, spelled T-I-Ñ-Ó.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de teñir o de teñirse.
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.
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Using “tiñó”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-I-Ñ-Ó - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪iˈɲo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.