tucán
[t̪uˈkãn]
The verdict
“tucán” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,155 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,155
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,005
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Ramphastidae). Cualquiera de las aproximadamente 40 especies de ranfástidos; aves tropicales nativas de Sudamérica, distintivas por su enorme pico muy ligero y de vivos colores. Alcanzan los 65 cm...
Corpus desk
Index ES-tucan · tucán · Spanish
tucán · rank #74,155 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,155
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,005
- PHOTO-FINISH trujillanos
Nearest frequency peer: trujillanos (-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 “tucán”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- triásico
triásico
25,851 corpus weight
- trotskistas
trotskistas
25,848 corpus weight
- trujillanos
trujillanos
25,847 corpus weight
- tucán
tucán
25,846 corpus weight
- tupida
tupida
25,845 corpus weight
- ubicuidad
ubicuidad
25,843 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “tucán” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tucán |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪uˈkãn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #74,155 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tucán” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tucán is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,155 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪uˈkãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Ramphastidae). Cualquiera de las aproximadamente 40 especies de ranfástidos; aves tropicales nativas de Sudamérica, distintivas por su enorme pico muy ligero y de vivos colores. Alcanzan los 65 cm...".
No misspelling variants are generated for tucán in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is tucán, spelled T-U-C-Á-N.
Definition
- 1(Ramphastidae). Cualquiera de las aproximadamente 40 especies de ranfástidos; aves tropicales nativas de Sudamérica, distintivas por su enorme pico muy ligero y de vivos colores. Alcanzan los 65 cm de largo, y son fundamentalmente frugívoros. Habitan en regiones de monte cerrado, formando pequeñas bandadas o parejas.
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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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