intocable
[ĩn̪t̪oˈkaβ̞le]
The verdict
“intocable” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #24,912 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #24,912
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que no se puede tocar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intocable |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ĩn̪t̪oˈkaβ̞le] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #24,912 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “intocable” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for intocable is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩn̪t̪oˈkaβ̞le]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,912 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for intocable, with forms such as "inntocable", "inotcable", and "intcoable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "intocables", "indomable", "intachable", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is intocable, spelled I-N-T-O-C-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Que no se puede tocar.
- 2Que merece la máxima consideración, que no se debe alterar.
- 3Persona de la casta inferior, considerada impura y cuyo contacto se debe evitar, en el sistema de castas de la India.
- 4Dicho de una persona, que no se le puede aplicar sanciones debido a su jerarquía o deferencias especiales para con la misma.
- 5Dirigido a los niños, se emplea para que no toquen un objeto en específico.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: inntocable,inotcable,intcoable,intoacble,intocabble,intocabel,intocablle,intocalbe,intocavle,intocbale,intoccable,inttocable,itnocable,nitocable
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intocable - 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.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “intocable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-T-O-C-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ĩn̪t̪oˈkaβ̞le] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “intocables” - see the side-by-side comparison. intocable vs intocables
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.