timo

[ˈt̪imo]

/[ˈt̪imo]/ noun

The verdict

“timo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,844. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,844
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Glándula que controlar el sistema inmunitario del organismo en los mamíferos. Es bilobulada, ubicándose en el mediastino, detrás del esternón. Sus secreciones controlan el desarrollo del sistema li...

Corpus desk

Index ES-timo · timo · Spanish

timo · rank #20,844 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,844
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH sustenta

Nearest frequency peer: sustenta (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “timo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “timo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

timo vs to
50% similar
timo vs tío
50% similar
timo vs too
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for timo
PropertyValue
Headwordtimo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪imo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#20,844
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “timo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).timocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sustenta” (#20,843), “suposiciones” (#20,842), “torso” (#20,846). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “timo” va en #20,844. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around timo (IPA [ˈt̪imo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,844 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Glándula que controlar el sistema inmunitario del organismo en los mamíferos. Es bilobulada, ubicándose en el mediastino, detrás del esternón. Sus secreciones controlan el desarrollo del sistema li...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for timo, with forms such as "itmo", "timmo", and "tiom". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "to", "tío", "too", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is timo, spelled T-I-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Glándula que controlar el sistema inmunitario del organismo en los mamíferos. Es bilobulada, ubicándose en el mediastino, detrás del esternón. Sus secreciones controlan el desarrollo del sistema linfático y el crecimiento; alcanza su mayor tamaño en la pubertad, reduciéndose luego. La de algunos animales es muy apreciada en gastronomía con el nombre de molleja.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itmo
  • timmo
  • tiom
  • tmio
  • ttimo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of timo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

itmo2timmo1tiom2tmio2ttimo1
Edit distance from "timo"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "timo"?
"timo" is spelled T-I-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪imo].
What does "timo" mean?
As a noun, "timo" means: Glándula que controlar el sistema inmunitario del organismo en los mamíferos. Es bilobulada, ubicándose en el mediastino, detrás del esternón. Sus secreciones controlan el desarrollo del sistema li...
What words are commonly confused with "timo"?
"timo" is commonly confused with "to", "tío", "too". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "timo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "timo" is [ˈt̪imo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "timo" come from?
"timo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list