tirador

[t̪iɾaˈð̞oɾ]

/[t̪iɾaˈð̞oɾ]/ noun

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The verdict

“tirador” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,531. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,531
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El que tira.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tirador · tirador · Spanish

tirador · rank #22,531 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,531
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tie

Nearest frequency peer: tie (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “tirador”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “tirador” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

tirador vs tirar
71% similar
tirador vs Tirano
57% similar
tirador vs tirando
71% similar

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

Key facts for tirador
PropertyValue
Headwordtirador
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪iɾaˈð̞oɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,531
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tirador”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.tiradorcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “tie” (#22,530), “topografía” (#22,532), “tests” (#22,529). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tirador” va en #22,531. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around tirador (IPA [t̪iɾaˈð̞oɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,531 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for tirador, with forms such as "itrador", "tiardor", and "tiraddor". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "tirar", "Tirano", "tirando", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 tirador, spelled T-I-R-A-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    El que tira.
  2. 2
    El que dispara con acierto.
  3. 3
    Prensista.
  4. 4
    Soldado destinado al servicio de guerrillas.
  5. 5
    El que gira contra otro una letra de cambio.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itrador
  • tiardor
  • tiraddor
  • tiradorr
  • tiradro
  • tiraodr
  • tirdaor
  • tirrador
  • ttirador

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tirador - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

itrador2tiardor2tiraddor1tiradorr1tiradro2tiraodr2tirdaor2tirrador1
Edit distance from "tirador"

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 "tirador"?
"tirador" is spelled T-I-R-A-D-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪iɾaˈð̞oɾ].
What does "tirador" mean?
As a noun, "tirador" means: El que tira.
What words are commonly confused with "tirador"?
"tirador" is commonly confused with "tirar", "Tirano", "tirando". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tirador"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tirador" is [t̪iɾaˈð̞oɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tirador" come from?
"tirador" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

traería#22,533temible#22,526viniste#22,544sondeos#22,514

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

winter9 variantssheriff9 variantssalmos9 variantsalojado9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list