toccata
/təˈkɑːtə/
"toccata" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“toccata” is uncommon English (frequency #95,522 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,522
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.
Corpus desk
Index EN-toccata · toccata · English
toccata · rank #95,522 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,522
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 27,828
- PHOTO-FINISH togs
Nearest frequency peer: togs (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “toccata”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- thyroiditis
thyroiditis
4,485 corpus weight
- titer
titer
4,482 corpus weight
- toccata
toccata
4,479 corpus weight
- togs
togs
4,478 corpus weight
- tolley
tolley
4,477 corpus weight
- Torrez
Torrez
4,476 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “toccata” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | toccata |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /təˈkɑːtə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #95,522 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “toccata” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
toccata is uncommon English at frequency #95,522 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /təˈkɑːtə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for toccata in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian toccata. The correct English form is toccata, spelled T-O-C-C-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.
Etymology
From Italian toccata.
This word in other languages
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "toccata", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency 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.