tuétano

[ˈt̪wet̪ano]

/[ˈt̪wet̪ano]/ noun

The verdict

“tuétano” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,740 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,740
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tejido graso que se encuentra en el interior de los huesos de los vertebrados. Es suave, mantecoso y hematógeno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tuetano · tuétano · Spanish

tuétano · rank #78,740 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,740
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH túmulos

Nearest frequency peer: túmulos (+2 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 “tuétano”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “tuétano” 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 tuétano
PropertyValue
Headwordtuétano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪wet̪ano]
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,740
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “tuétano” 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).tuétanocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “túmulos” (#78,742), “tucanes” (#78,737), “trepan” (#78,734). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tuétano is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,740 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪wet̪ano]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tuétano, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is tuétano, spelled T-U-É-T-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tejido graso que se encuentra en el interior de los huesos de los vertebrados. Es suave, mantecoso y hematógeno.
  2. 2
    Preparación a partir de este tejido, usada como alimento.
  3. 3
    Parénquima suave y esponjoso que se encuentra en la parte central del tallo de las plantas. Está rodeado por haces de tejido conductor en un anillo más resistente o leñoso. Puede desaparecer parcial o totalmente, según la planta, dejando a veces un tallo hueco.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "tuétano"?
"tuétano" is spelled T-U-É-T-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪wet̪ano].
What does "tuétano" mean?
As a noun, "tuétano" means: Tejido graso que se encuentra en el interior de los huesos de los vertebrados. Es suave, mantecoso y hematógeno.
How do you pronounce "tuétano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tuétano" is [ˈt̪wet̪ano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tuétano" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tuétano", 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