tusa

[ˈt̪usa]

/[ˈt̪usa]/ noun

The verdict

“tusa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,645 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,645
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de tusar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tusa · tusa · Spanish

tusa · rank #79,645 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,645
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tuiteen

Nearest frequency peer: tuiteen (-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 “tusa”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tusa
PropertyValue
Headwordtusa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪usa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#79,645
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tusa” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.tusacae 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: “tuiteen” (#79,644), “tutelado” (#79,646), “truene” (#79,643). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tusa” va en #79,645. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tusa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,645 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪usa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tusa, 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 typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is tusa, spelled T-U-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de tusar.
  2. 2
    Cabello largo que orna la parte superior del pescuezo del caballo y otros equinos.
  3. 3
    Raquis grueso y firme que constituye el eje de la espiga que conforma la mazorca de maíz.
  4. 4
    Relación amorosa entre dos personas que ha acabado mal y algunas de ellas ha quedado con remordimiento.

Synonyms

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

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