tinta china
[ˈt̪ĩn̪t̪a ˈt͡ʃina]
The verdict
“tinta china” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tinta negra de carbón vegetal, que se distribuye en lingotes sólidos elaborados del pigmento muy finamente molido y resinas vegetales, y se disuelve al momento de usar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tinta-china · tinta china · Spanish
tinta china · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | tinta china |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈt̪ĩn̪t̪a ˈt͡ʃina] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tinta china” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tinta china is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈt̪ĩn̪t̪a ˈt͡ʃina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
tinta china doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is tinta china, spelled T-I-N-T-A- -C-H-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Tinta negra de carbón vegetal, que se distribuye en lingotes sólidos elaborados del pigmento muy finamente molido y resinas vegetales, y se disuelve al momento de usar.
- 2Obra pictórica realizada con esta tinta.
This word in other languages
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.