tucanes

[t̪uˈkanes]

/[t̪uˈkanes]/ noun

The verdict

“tucanes” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,737 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,737
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de tucán.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tucanes · tucanes · Spanish

tucanes · rank #78,737 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,737
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH trepan

Nearest frequency peer: trepan (-3 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “tucanes”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “tucanes” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tucanes
PropertyValue
Headwordtucanes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪uˈkanes]
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,737
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “tucanes” en la frecuencia del español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).tucanescae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “trepan” (#78,734), “tuétano” (#78,740), “túmulos” (#78,742). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tucanes is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,737 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪uˈkanes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de tucán.".

No misspelling variants are generated for tucanes in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is tucanes, spelled T-U-C-A-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de tucán.

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 "tucanes"?
"tucanes" is spelled T-U-C-A-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪uˈkanes].
What does "tucanes" mean?
As a noun, "tucanes" means: Forma del plural de tucán.
How do you pronounce "tucanes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tucanes" is [t̪uˈkanes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tucanes" come from?
"tucanes" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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