titiritero

[t̪it̪iɾiˈt̪eɾo]

/[t̪it̪iɾiˈt̪eɾo]/ noun

The verdict

“titiritero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,247 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,247
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hombre que tiene el arte de mover los títeres en un escenario o retablo, o que los maneja por diversión o en otro tipo de espectáculos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-titiritero · titiritero · Spanish

titiritero · rank #53,247 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,247
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tintorería

Nearest frequency peer: tintorería (-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 “titiritero”

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 “titiritero” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for titiritero
PropertyValue
Headwordtitiritero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪it̪iɾiˈt̪eɾo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,247
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “titiritero” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.titiriterocae 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: “tintorería” (#53,246), “titulaba” (#53,248), “tilo” (#53,245). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “titiritero” va en #53,247. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

titiritero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,247 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪it̪iɾiˈt̪eɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hombre que tiene el arte de mover los títeres en un escenario o retablo, o que los maneja por diversión o en otro tipo de espectáculos.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for titiritero, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is titiritero, spelled T-I-T-I-R-I-T-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hombre que tiene el arte de mover los títeres en un escenario o retablo, o que los maneja por diversión o en otro tipo de espectáculos.

Synonyms

marionetista

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 "titiritero"?
"titiritero" is spelled T-I-T-I-R-I-T-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪it̪iɾiˈt̪eɾo].
What does "titiritero" mean?
As a noun, "titiritero" means: Hombre que tiene el arte de mover los títeres en un escenario o retablo, o que los maneja por diversión o en otro tipo de espectáculos.
How do you pronounce "titiritero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "titiritero" is [t̪it̪iɾiˈt̪eɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "titiritero" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list