tutelar

/[t̪ut̪eˈlaɾ]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,329

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

tutelar is anSpanishadj. It means: Que ampara o protege. Pronounced [t̪ut̪eˈlaɾ]. Often confused with telar and tutela.

Key facts for tutelar
PropertyValue
Headwordtutelar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[t̪ut̪eˈlaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,329
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of tutelar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tutelar is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ut̪eˈlaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,329 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que ampara o protege.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tutelar, with forms such as "ttuelar", "ttutelar", and "tuetlar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "telar", "tutela", "Tudela", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is tutelar, spelled T-U-T-E-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que ampara o protege.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ttuelar,ttutelar,tuetlar,tutealr,tutelarr,tutellar,tutelra,tutlear,tuttelar,uttelar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tutelar

Misspelling Variants of "tutelar"

ttuelar7ttutelar8tuetlar7tutealr7tutelarr8tutellar8tutelra7tutlear7
Misspelling Variants of "tutelar"

Frequency rank: #49,329 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tutelar"?
"tutelar" is spelled T-U-T-E-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ut̪eˈlaɾ].
What does "tutelar" mean?
As an adj, "tutelar" means: Que ampara o protege.
What words are commonly confused with "tutelar"?
"tutelar" is commonly confused with "telar", "tutela", "Tudela". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tutelar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tutelar" is [t̪ut̪eˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tutelar" come from?
"tutelar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.