Toshiba

noun

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

The verdict

“Toshiba” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,680. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,680
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A computer manufactured by the Japanese Toshiba company.

Corpus desk

Index EN-toshiba · Toshiba · English

Toshiba · rank #27,680 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,680
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH toothed

Nearest frequency peer: toothed (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Toshiba”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Toshiba
PropertyValue
HeadwordToshiba
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,680
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Toshiba”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Toshibalands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “toothed” (#27,679), “tremble” (#27,681), “tireless” (#27,678). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “Toshiba” is #27,680. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Toshiba, anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,680 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A computer manufactured by the Japanese Toshiba company.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Toshiba, with forms such as "otshiba", "tohsiba", and "toshbia". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the name of the company that manufactures them, from Japanese 東芝 (Tōshiba). The correct English form is Toshiba, spelled T-O-S-H-I-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A computer manufactured by the Japanese Toshiba company.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. For quotations using this term, see Citations:Toshiba.

Etymology

From the name of the company that manufactures them, from Japanese 東芝 (Tōshiba).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otshiba
  • tohsiba
  • toshbia
  • toshhiba
  • toshiab
  • toshibba
  • tosihba
  • tosshiba
  • tsohiba
  • ttoshiba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Toshiba - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

otshiba2tohsiba2toshbia2toshhiba1toshiab2toshibba1tosihba2tosshiba1
Edit distance from "Toshiba"

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 "Toshiba"?
"Toshiba" is spelled T-O-S-H-I-B-A.
What does "Toshiba" mean?
As a noun, "Toshiba" means: A computer manufactured by the Japanese Toshiba company.
What are common misspellings of "Toshiba"?
Common misspellings include "otshiba", "tohsiba", "toshbia", "toshhiba", "toshiab". The correct spelling is "Toshiba".
What is the origin of the word "Toshiba"?
From the name of the company that manufactures them, from Japanese 東芝 (Tōshiba). See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list