tanino

/taˈnĩ.nu/

//taˈnĩ.nu// noun

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The verdict

“tanino” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,153 among 1,850 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,153
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,850
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - substância extraída da casca de árvores com ação adstringente, usada em farmacologia

Key facts for tanino
PropertyValue
Headwordtanino
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/taˈnĩ.nu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,153
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tanino” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tanino lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tanino is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,153 among 1,850 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /taˈnĩ.nu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "substância extraída da casca de árvores com ação adstringente, usada em farmacologia".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tanino, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Portuguese form is tanino, spelled T-A-N-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    substância extraída da casca de árvores com ação adstringente, usada em farmacologia

This word in other languages

tannin(English)tanino(Español)tanin(Français)tannine(Deutsch)

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tanino"?
"tanino" is spelled T-A-N-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /taˈnĩ.nu/.
What does "tanino" mean?
As a noun, "tanino" means: substância extraída da casca de árvores com ação adstringente, usada em farmacologia
How do you pronounce "tanino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tanino" is /taˈnĩ.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tanino" come from?
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Using “tanino”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-A-N-I-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /taˈnĩ.nu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list