tintineo
[t̪ĩn̪t̪iˈneo]
The verdict
“tintineo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,521 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,521
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de tintinear.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tintineo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ĩn̪t̪iˈneo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #81,521 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tintineo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tintineo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,521 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪ĩn̪t̪iˈneo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acción o efecto de tintinear.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tintineo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is tintineo, spelled T-I-N-T-I-N-E-O.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de tintinear.
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-I-N-T-I-N-E-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.