tiro de gracia
[ˈt̪iɾo ð̞e ˈɣ̞ɾasja]
The verdict
“tiro de gracia” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Disparo de arma que, asestado a una víctima ya herida mortalmente, causará rápidamente su muerte para evitar una larga y dolorosa agonía.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tiro de gracia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈt̪iɾo ð̞e ˈɣ̞ɾasja] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tiro de gracia” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tiro de gracia is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈt̪iɾo ð̞e ˈɣ̞ɾasja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
tiro de gracia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 tiro de gracia, spelled T-I-R-O- -D-E- -G-R-A-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1Disparo de arma que, asestado a una víctima ya herida mortalmente, causará rápidamente su muerte para evitar una larga y dolorosa agonía.
- 2Disparo final que se da a quien es fusilado por pena de muerte, para asegurar que muera.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “tiro de gracia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-I-R-O- -D-E- -G-R-A-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪iɾo ð̞e ˈɣ̞ɾasja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.