tirar la toalla
[t̪iˈɾaɾ la t̪oˈaʝa]
The verdict
“tirar la toalla” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendirse, dejar de luchar o esforzarse.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tirar-la-toalla · tirar la toalla · Spanish
tirar la toalla · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tirar la toalla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [t̪iˈɾaɾ la t̪oˈaʝa] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tirar la toalla” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tirar la toalla is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [t̪iˈɾaɾ la t̪oˈaʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rendirse, dejar de luchar o esforzarse.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for tirar la toalla in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 tirar la toalla, spelled T-I-R-A-R- -L-A- -T-O-A-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Rendirse, dejar de luchar o esforzarse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tirar la toalla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Los Nacionales de Washington traspasaron el martes al intermedista Daniel Murphy a los Cachorros de Chicago y al primera base Matt Adams a los Cardenales de San Luis, con lo que esencialmente tiraron la toalla en una decepcionante temporada.
This word in other languages
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.