titubear
[t̪it̪uβ̞eˈaɾ]
The verdict
“titubear” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #66,552 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #66,552
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Oscilar, perder el equilibrio.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | titubear |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t̪it̪uβ̞eˈaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #66,552 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “titubear” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for titubear is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪it̪uβ̞eˈaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #66,552 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
titubear has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is titubear, spelled T-I-T-U-B-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1Oscilar, perder el equilibrio.
- 2Tropezar en la pronunciación de palabras.
- 3Sentirse perplejo en algún ámbito.
- 4Vacilar, actuar sin firmeza.
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.
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Using “titubear”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-I-T-U-B-E-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪it̪uβ̞eˈaɾ] (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.