tuc

[ˈt̪uk]

/[ˈt̪uk]/ noun

The verdict

“tuc” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,566 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,566
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Representa una transformación abrupta y vertiginosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tuc · tuc · Spanish

tuc · rank #66,566 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,566
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH trotskista

Nearest frequency peer: trotskista (-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 “tuc”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tuc
PropertyValue
Headwordtuc
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪uk]
Letters3
Frequency rank#66,566
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tuc” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “trotskista” (#66,565), “Tweed” (#66,567), “triumph” (#66,564). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tuc” va en #66,566. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tuc is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,566 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪uk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Representa una transformación abrupta y vertiginosa.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tuc, 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, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is tuc, spelled T-U-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Representa una transformación abrupta y vertiginosa.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. ¿Puede cambiar este micrófono y convertirse en un pancho? (...) No, hay una ley, hay un orden. Y acá yo digo: ¡qué pena! O ustedes dirán: ¡Qué bueno que hay un orden! Yo qué se. Que pena que, boludo, tuc: un pancho. Tuc: nada, vuelo. Tuc, tuc. Tuc es la libertad, la libertad posta. Tuc, o sea, eso: micrófono, pancho y a la mierda. No, hay una ley. Entonce…

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 "tuc"?
"tuc" is spelled T-U-C. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪uk].
What does "tuc" mean?
As a noun, "tuc" means: Representa una transformación abrupta y vertiginosa.
How do you pronounce "tuc"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tuc" is [ˈt̪uk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tuc" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list