Tobar

[t̪oˈβ̞aɾ]

/[t̪oˈβ̞aɾ]/ name

The verdict

“Tobar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,152 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,152
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-tobar · Tobar · Spanish

Tobar · rank #58,152 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,152
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tocarán

Nearest frequency peer: tocarán (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Tobar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Tobar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tobar
PropertyValue
HeadwordTobar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[t̪oˈβ̞aɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#58,152
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Tobar” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Tobarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “tocarán” (#58,153), “tentando” (#58,150), “tentados” (#58,149). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “Tobar” va en #58,152. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tobar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,152 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [t̪oˈβ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Tobar in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Tobar, spelled T-O-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido.

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 "Tobar"?
"Tobar" is spelled T-O-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪oˈβ̞aɾ].
What does "Tobar" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tobar" means: Apellido.
How do you pronounce "Tobar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tobar" is [t̪oˈβ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tobar" come from?
"Tobar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list