tobogán
[t̪oβ̞oˈɣ̞ãn]
The verdict
“tobogán” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #40,571. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,571
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conducto abierto inclinado que es utilizado por las personas para deslizarse en él con fines de diversión.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tobogán |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪oβ̞oˈɣ̞ãn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #40,571 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tobogán” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around tobogán (IPA [t̪oβ̞oˈɣ̞ãn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,571 among 34,400 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for tobogán, with forms such as "otbogán", "tboogán", and "tobbogán". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is tobogán, spelled T-O-B-O-G-Á-N.
Definition
- 1Conducto abierto inclinado que es utilizado por las personas para deslizarse en él con fines de diversión.
- 2Trineo utilizado para deslizarse sobre una pendiente.
- 3Pista larga y angosta, con piso plano, inclinada, cubierta de nieve o hielo utilizada en los deportes.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- otbogán
- tboogán
- tobbogán
- tobgoán
- toboggán
- tobogná
- tobogánn
- toboágn
- toobgán
- tovogán
- ttobogán
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tobogán - 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 “tobogán”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-O-B-O-G-Á-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪oβ̞oˈɣ̞ãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.