tupe

[ˈt̪upe]

/[ˈt̪upe]/ verb

The verdict

“tupe” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,822 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,822
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tupir o de tupirse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tupe · tupe · Spanish

tupe · rank #95,822 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,822
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tulle

Nearest frequency peer: tulle (-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 “tupe”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tupe
PropertyValue
Headwordtupe
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt̪upe]
Letters4
Frequency rank#95,822
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tupe” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).tupecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “tulle” (#95,821), “tuis” (#95,819), “tétrica” (#95,826). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tupe” va en #95,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tupe is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,822 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt̪upe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tupir o de tupirse.
  2. 2
    Segunda 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tupe"?
"tupe" is spelled T-U-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪upe].
What does "tupe" mean?
As a verb, "tupe" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tupir o de tupirse.
How do you pronounce "tupe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tupe" is [ˈt̪upe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tupe" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list