tique
[ˈt̪ike]
The verdict
“tique” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Aextoxicon punctatum) Árbol endémico de Chile, único miembro de la familia Aextoxicaceae. De copa globosa y tronco de corteza gris; hojas opuestas, de envés con puntitos rojos, pilosas y ásperas; ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tique |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪ike] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tique” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tique is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪ike]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Aextoxicon punctatum) Árbol endémico de Chile, único miembro de la familia Aextoxicaceae. De copa globosa y tronco de corteza gris; hojas opuestas, de envés con puntitos rojos, pilosas y ásperas; ...".
Zero misspellings are on record for tique in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is tique, spelled T-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1(Aextoxicon punctatum) Árbol endémico de Chile, único miembro de la familia Aextoxicaceae. De copa globosa y tronco de corteza gris; hojas opuestas, de envés con puntitos rojos, pilosas y ásperas; flores blancas unisexuales en racimos; su fruto es una drupa de unos 10 mm, de color negro o gris oscuro.
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.
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Using “tique”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪ike] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.