tupe
[ˈt̪upe]
The verdict
“tupe” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #95,822 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #95,822
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tupir o de tupirse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tupe |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt̪upe] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #95,822 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tupe” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tupe is 4 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪upe]. Corpus data places it at rank #95,822 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
tupe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is tupe, spelled T-U-P-E.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tupir o de tupirse.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de tupir.
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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Using “tupe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-U-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪upe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.