tortilla

Name: tortilla, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/tɔːˈtijə/

//tɔːˈtijə// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“tortilla” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,000. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,000
frequency rank, English: 3,151
“T” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tortilla · tortilla · English

tortilla · rank #27,000 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #27,000
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-MID 3,151
PHOTO-FINISH townhouse

Nearest frequency peer: townhouse (+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.

Tariq

73,007
thirdly

73,006
thwart

73,005
tortilla

73,001
townhouse

73,000
transferable

72,999

What this shows “tortilla” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for tortilla
Property	Value
Headword	tortilla
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/tɔːˈtijə/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#27,000
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tortilla”

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

#27,000

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “townhouse” (#27,001), “transferable” (#27,002), “thwart” (#26,996). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tortilla” is #27,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around tortilla (IPA /tɔːˈtijə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,000 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tortilla, with forms such as "otrtilla", "toritlla", and "torrtilla". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish tortilla. The correct English form is tortilla, spelled T-O-R-T-I-L-L-A.

Definition

1
A type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour.
2
Spanish omelette; a type of omelette containing potatoes and onions.

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.

And then she figured out the whole situation in, maybe, ten minutes, just by watching my face across the dinner table. I didn't say more than ten words—'Pass the tortillas.'
From this dough are shaped small round forms, or a tortilla press can be used to more easily flatten many perfectly round, thin cakes. Tortilla machines, found all over Mexico and the Southwest, can produce hundreds of tortillas per hour.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tortilla.

This word in other languages

tlayuda(Español)Tortilla(Deutsch)tortilha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

otrtilla
toritlla
torrtilla
tortila
tortilal
tortlila
torttilla
totrilla
trotilla
ttortilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tortilla - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "tortilla"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tortilla"?

"tortilla" is spelled T-O-R-T-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /tɔːˈtijə/.

What does "tortilla" mean?

As a noun, "tortilla" means: A type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour.

What are common misspellings of "tortilla"?

Common misspellings include "otrtilla", "toritlla", "torrtilla", "tortila", "tortilal". The correct spelling is "tortilla".

How do you pronounce "tortilla"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tortilla" is /tɔːˈtijə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "tortilla"?

Borrowed from Spanish tortilla. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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