tisú

[t̪iˈsu]

/[t̪iˈsu]/ noun

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The verdict

“tisú” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tela de seda en la que se tejen hilos de metal precioso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tisu · tisú · Spanish

tisú · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for tisú
PropertyValue
Headwordtisú
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪iˈsu]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tisú” sits in Spanish frequency

tisú falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tisú is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪iˈsu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tela de seda en la que se tejen hilos de metal precioso.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tisú, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is tisú, spelled T-I-S-Ú.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tela de seda en la que se tejen hilos de metal precioso.

Synonyms

lamé

This word in other languages

lamé(English)lamé(Français)Lamé(Deutsch)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tisú"?
"tisú" is spelled T-I-S-Ú. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪iˈsu].
What does "tisú" mean?
As a noun, "tisú" means: Tela de seda en la que se tejen hilos de metal precioso.
How do you pronounce "tisú"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tisú" is [t̪iˈsu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tisú" come from?
"tisú" 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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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list