Tito
[ˈt̪it̪o]
The verdict
“Tito” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #10,233 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #10,233
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hipocorístico de Alberto.
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 | Tito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪it̪o] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #10,233 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tito” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Tito is 4 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪it̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,233 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tito, with forms such as "itto", "tiot", and "titto". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "to", "too", "two", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Tito, spelled T-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Hipocorístico de Alberto.
- 2Hipocorístico de Héctor.
- 3Hipocorístico de Roberto.
- 4Decimoséptimo libro del Nuevo Testamento, compuesto de solo tres capítulos.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: itto,tiot,titto,ttio,ttito
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tito - 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 “Tito”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪it̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “to” - see the side-by-side comparison. Tito vs to
- 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.