Tortola

/toɹˈtoʊlə/

//toɹˈtoʊlə// name

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"tortola" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Tortola” is uncommon English (frequency #94,353 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,353
frequency rank, English
27,828
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An island of the British Virgin Islands, the largest and most populated.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tortola · Tortola · English

Tortola · rank #94,353 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,353
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 27,828
  • PHOTO-FINISH topographical…

Nearest frequency peer: topographically (-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 “Tortola”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Tortola” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Tortola
PropertyValue
HeadwordTortola
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/toɹˈtoʊlə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#94,353
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tortola” sits in English 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). Tortola lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tortola is uncommon English at frequency #94,353 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /toɹˈtoʊlə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An island of the British Virgin Islands, the largest and most populated.".

Tortola has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Named after the Dutch island of Tholen with integration of the contracted preposition ter. The toponym was later (incorrectly) reinterpreted as a derivation from Spanish tórtola (“turtle dove”). The correct English form is Tortola, spelled T-O-R-T-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    An island of the British Virgin Islands, the largest and most populated.

Etymology

Named after the Dutch island of Tholen with integration of the contracted preposition ter. The toponym was later (incorrectly) reinterpreted as a derivation from Spanish tórtola (“turtle dove”).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tortola"?
"Tortola" is spelled T-O-R-T-O-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /toɹˈtoʊlə/.
What does "Tortola" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tortola" means: An island of the British Virgin Islands, the largest and most populated.
How do you pronounce "Tortola"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tortola" is /toɹˈtoʊlə/. 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 "Tortola"?
Named after the Dutch island of Tholen with integration of the contracted preposition ter. The toponym was later (incorrectly) reinterpreted as a derivation from Spanish tórtola (“turtle dove”). 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 "Tortola", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

topline#94,351Toogood#94,349thymine#94,337Thakkar#94,334
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