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Name: to, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[toːˀ]

/[toːˀ]/ num

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“to” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #1,128) as a numeral. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#1,128
frequency rank, Spanish: 3,005
“T” headwords: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-to · to · Spanish

to · rank #1,128 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #1,128
LEN-SHORT 2 letters
VOW-1 1 vowel
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-0 0 variants
BOOK-MID 3,005
PHOTO-FINISH territorio

Nearest frequency peer: territorio (-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.

revista

98,876
solución

98,875
territorio

98,874
to

98,873
viernes

98,872
aplicación

98,870

What this shows Las barras sitúan “to” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

to vs tú

50% similar

to vs TV

0% similar

to vs ty

50% similar

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

Key facts for to
Property	Value
Headword	to
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Numeral
IPA	[toːˀ]
Letters	2
Frequency rank	#1,128
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “to”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.tocae aquí:

#1,128

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “territorio” (#1,127), “viernes” (#1,129), “solución” (#1,126). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “to” va en #1,128. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for to is neighbouring look-alikes ("tú", "TV", …), not just typos; it is anumeral pronounced [toːˀ]. Frequency #1,128 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Gloss: "Dos.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for to, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tú", "TV", "ty", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is to, spelled T-O.

Definition

1
Dos.

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 "to"?

"to" is spelled T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [toːˀ].

What does "to" mean?

As a numeral, "to" means: Dos.

What words are commonly confused with "to"?

"to" is commonly confused with "tú", "TV", "ty". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "to"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "to" is [toːˀ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "to" come from?

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