Tortilla

[tɔʁˈtɪlja]

/[tɔʁˈtɪlja]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tortilla” is uncommon German (frequency #71,923 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,923
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Maismehl gebackener Fladen

Corpus desk

Index DE-tortilla · Tortilla · German

Tortilla · rank #71,923 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,923
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tors

Nearest frequency peer: tors (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Tortilla“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Tortilla“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tortilla
PropertyValue
HeadwordTortilla
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tɔʁˈtɪlja]
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,923
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tortilla“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Tortillafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „tors“ (#71,922), „Totentanz“ (#71,924), „Tonarten“ (#71,920). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tortilla“ bei #71,923. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tortilla is uncommon German at frequency #71,923 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [tɔʁˈtɪlja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tortilla, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Tortilla, spelled T-O-R-T-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus Maismehl gebackener Fladen
  2. 2
    einem Omelett ähnliche Eierspeise

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Tortilla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tortillas werden gerne mit Hackfleisch und anderen Zutaten gefüllt.
  2. „Eine Frau brachte ihnen angekokelte Tortillas auf einer Platte aus ungebranntem Ton, dazu Schüsseln mit Bohnen.“

This word in other languages

tortilla(English)tortilla(Español)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tortilla"?
"Tortilla" is spelled T-O-R-T-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [tɔʁˈtɪlja].
What does "Tortilla" mean?
As a noun, "Tortilla" means: aus Maismehl gebackener Fladen
How do you pronounce "Tortilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tortilla" is [tɔʁˈtɪlja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tortilla" come from?
"Tortilla" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tonarten#71,920Testflug#71,910umrunden#71,945umrüsten#71,946

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list