tahine

/ta'ʕinə/

//ta'ʕinə// noun

The verdict

“tahine” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pasta de gergelim

Corpus desk

Index PT-tahine · tahine · Portuguese

tahine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for tahine
PropertyValue
Headwordtahine
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ta'ʕinə/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “tahine” em português

tahineestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tahine is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ta'ʕinə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pasta de gergelim".

tahine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is tahine, spelled T-A-H-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    pasta de gergelim

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tahine"?
"tahine" is spelled T-A-H-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ta'ʕinə/.
What does "tahine" mean?
As a noun, "tahine" means: pasta de gergelim
How do you pronounce "tahine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tahine" is /ta'ʕinə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tahine" come from?
"tahine" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list