tipa

/[ˈt̪ipa]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,995

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

tipa is aSpanishnoun. It means: 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... Pronounced [ˈt̪ipa]. Often confused with top and tra.

Key facts for tipa
PropertyValue
Headwordtipa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪ipa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,995
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of tipa in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tipa is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for tipa, with forms such as "itpa", "tiap", and "tippa". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "top", "tra", "toa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is tipa, spelled T-I-P-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    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 negras. Da una variedad poco apreciada de sangre de drago, y la madera, dura y amarillenta, se emplea en carpintería y ebanistería.
  2. 2
    Cesta hecha de cuero de buey.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: itpa,tiap,tippa,tpia,ttipa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tipa

Misspelling Variants of "tipa"

itpa4tiap4tippa5tpia4ttipa5
Misspelling Variants of "tipa"

Frequency rank: #18,995 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tipa"?
"tipa" is spelled T-I-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ipa].
What does "tipa" mean?
As a noun, "tipa" means: 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...
What words are commonly confused with "tipa"?
"tipa" is commonly confused with "top", "tra", "toa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tipa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tipa" is [ˈt̪ipa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tipa" come from?
"tipa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.