tira

[ˈt̪iɾa]

/[ˈt̪iɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“tira” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #3,745) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#3,745
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faja o banda delgada, larga y estrecha, usualmente de un material ligero como tela o papel.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tira · tira · Spanish

tira · rank #3,745 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,745
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH territorios

Nearest frequency peer: territorios (-1 rank slots)

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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “tira”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “tira” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tira vs tor
50% similar
tira vs tri
50% similar
tira vs tra
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tira
PropertyValue
Headwordtira
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪iɾa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,745
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “tira”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).tiracae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “territorios” (#3,744), “transformación” (#3,746), “Teresa” (#3,743). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tira” va en #3,745. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for tira is neighbouring look-alikes ("tor", "tri", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈt̪iɾa]. Frequency #3,745 among 3,005 “T” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for tira, with forms such as "itra", "tiar", and "tria". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tor", "tri", "tra", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is tira, spelled T-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faja o banda delgada, larga y estrecha, usualmente de un material ligero como tela o papel.
  2. 2
    Telenovela que se emite diariamente.
  3. 3
    Programa deportivo de radio que se emite diariamente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tira appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Usando un vidrio o plástico como superficie para aplicar el engrudo, aplique el engrudo de almidón de trigo o de metilcelulosa a la tira de papel japonés.

This word in other languages

strip(English)bande(Français)Bahn(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itra
  • tiar
  • tria
  • ttira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tira - 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.

itra2tiar2tria2ttira1
Edit distance from "tira"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tira"?
"tira" is spelled T-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪iɾa].
What does "tira" mean?
As a noun, "tira" means: Faja o banda delgada, larga y estrecha, usualmente de un material ligero como tela o papel.
What words are commonly confused with "tira"?
"tira" is commonly confused with "tor", "tri", "tra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tira" is [ˈt̪iɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tira" come from?
"tira" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tira", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

basa#3,757city#3,764Dato#3,770mate#3,719

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list