# turbo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɜː.bəʊ/ · frequency rank #10,627

## Definitions
1. A turbine.
2. Clipping of turbocharger.
3. Clipping of turbojet.
4. Clipping of turbomolecular pump.

## Etymology
From turbine.

## Easily confused with
- **turn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turbo-vs-turn)
- **turf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turbo-vs-turf)
- **Turk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turbo-vs-turk)
- **turd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turbo-vs-turd)
- **turns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turbo-vs-turns)
- **Turin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turbo-vs-turin)
- **tub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tub-vs-turbo)
- **tur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tur-vs-turbo)
- **tube** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tube-vs-turbo)
- **trio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trio-vs-turbo)
- **toro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toro-vs-turbo)
- **taro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taro-vs-turbo)
- **tuba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tuba-vs-turbo)
- **torso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torso-vs-turbo)
- **Truro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/truro-vs-turbo)
- **tubby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tubby-vs-turbo)
- **turban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turban-vs-turbo)

## Common misspellings (7)
`trubo`, `tturbo`, `tubro`, `turbbo`, `turob`, `turrbo`, `utrbo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/turbo