tirita

[t̪iˈɾit̪a]

/[t̪iˈɾit̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“tirita” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,671 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,671
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tela adhesiva con un poco de gasa y en ocasiones algún medicamento, para poner sobre pequeñas heridas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tirita · tirita · Spanish

tirita · rank #59,671 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,671
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tiraje

Nearest frequency peer: tiraje (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “tirita”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “tirita” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tirita
PropertyValue
Headwordtirita
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪iˈɾit̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,671
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tirita” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tiritacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “tiraje” (#59,670), “tiendan” (#59,669), “titi” (#59,673). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tirita” va en #59,671. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tirita is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,671 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪iˈɾit̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tela adhesiva con un poco de gasa y en ocasiones algún medicamento, para poner sobre pequeñas heridas.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tirita, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is tirita, spelled T-I-R-I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tela adhesiva con un poco de gasa y en ocasiones algún medicamento, para poner sobre pequeñas heridas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Las tiras adhesivas para proteger las heridas, más conocidas como tiritas, cumplen este año su 50 aniversario. Tras la Guerra Civil española, un empresario de Mataró (Barcelona), Gerard Coll, se encargó de introducir este producto en España y en 1954 lo bautizó con el nombre que lo popularizó

Synonyms

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); 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 "tirita"?
"tirita" is spelled T-I-R-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪iˈɾit̪a].
What does "tirita" mean?
As a noun, "tirita" means: Tela adhesiva con un poco de gasa y en ocasiones algún medicamento, para poner sobre pequeñas heridas.
How do you pronounce "tirita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tirita" is [t̪iˈɾit̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tirita" come from?
"tirita" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list