tinque

[ˈt̪ĩŋke]

/[ˈt̪ĩŋke]/ noun

The verdict

“tinque” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Acción o efecto de tincar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tinque · tinque · Spanish

tinque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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.

Key facts for tinque
PropertyValue
Headwordtinque
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪ĩŋke]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tinque” en español

tinqueestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tinque is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪ĩŋke]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acción o efecto de tincar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tinque, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is tinque, spelled T-I-N-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de tincar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tinque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le di un tinque a mi bolita que la hice andar tres metros.
  2. En el tinque conocí que la sandía estaba madura.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tinque"?
"tinque" is spelled T-I-N-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ĩŋke].
What does "tinque" mean?
As a noun, "tinque" means: Acción o efecto de tincar.
How do you pronounce "tinque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tinque" is [ˈt̪ĩŋke]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tinque" come from?
"tinque" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list