tungsteno

[t̪ũŋsˈt̪eno]

/[t̪ũŋsˈt̪eno]/ noun

The verdict

“tungsteno” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,289 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,289
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Elemento químico de número atómico 74, un metal de color gris acero, muy duro y denso (símbolo W)

Corpus desk

Index ES-tungsteno · tungsteno · Spanish

tungsteno · rank #55,289 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,289
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tufo

Nearest frequency peer: tufo (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “tungsteno”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tungsteno
PropertyValue
Headwordtungsteno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪ũŋsˈt̪eno]
Letters9
Frequency rank#55,289
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tungsteno” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).tungstenocae 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: “tufo” (#55,287), “tuta” (#55,291), “tuba” (#55,286). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tungsteno” va en #55,289. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tungsteno is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,289 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪ũŋsˈt̪eno]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Elemento químico de número atómico 74, un metal de color gris acero, muy duro y denso (símbolo W)".

tungsteno doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 tungsteno, spelled T-U-N-G-S-T-E-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Elemento químico de número atómico 74, un metal de color gris acero, muy duro y denso (símbolo W)

Synonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tungsteno"?
"tungsteno" is spelled T-U-N-G-S-T-E-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ũŋsˈt̪eno].
What does "tungsteno" mean?
As a noun, "tungsteno" means: Elemento químico de número atómico 74, un metal de color gris acero, muy duro y denso (símbolo W)
How do you pronounce "tungsteno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tungsteno" is [t̪ũŋsˈt̪eno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tungsteno" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list