tirate
[t̪iˈɾat̪e]
The verdict
“tirate” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,988 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,988
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,005
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de tirarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).
Corpus desk
Index ES-tirate · tirate · Spanish
tirate · rank #68,988 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,988
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,005
- PHOTO-FINISH timos
Nearest frequency peer: timos (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “tirate”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- tientes
tientes
31,015 corpus weight
- timos
timos
31,014 corpus weight
- tirate
tirate
31,013 corpus weight
- tolerados
tolerados
31,011 corpus weight
- tontear
tontear
31,009 corpus weight
- topas
topas
31,008 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “tirate” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tirate |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t̪iˈɾat̪e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #68,988 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tirate” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tirate is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,988 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t̪iˈɾat̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de tirarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).".
tirate doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 tirate, spelled T-I-R-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de tirarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.