tipa
[ˈt̪ipa]
The verdict
“tipa” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #18,995 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,995
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Árbol de la familia de las leguminosas, que crece hasta 20 metros de altura, con tronco grueso, copa amplia, hojas compuestas de hojuelas ovales y lisas, flores amarillas, y fruto con semillas negr...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tipa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪ipa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #18,995 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tipa” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tipa is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪ipa]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,995 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for tipa, with forms such as "itpa", "tiap", and "tippa". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "top", "tra", "toa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is tipa, spelled T-I-P-A.
Definition
- 1Árbol de la familia de las leguminosas, que crece hasta 20 metros de altura, con tronco grueso, copa amplia, hojas compuestas de hojuelas ovales y lisas, flores amarillas, y fruto con semillas negras. Da una variedad poco apreciada de sangre de drago, y la madera, dura y amarillenta, se emplea en carpintería y ebanistería.
- 2Cesta hecha de cuero de buey.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: itpa,tiap,tippa,tpia,ttipa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tipa - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “tipa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-I-P-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪ipa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “top” - see the side-by-side comparison. tipa vs top
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.