tocante

[t̪oˈkãn̪t̪e]

/[t̪oˈkãn̪t̪e]/ adj

The verdict

“tocante” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,016 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,016
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-tocante · tocante · Spanish

tocante · rank #65,016 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,016
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH toe

Nearest frequency peer: toe (+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 “tocante”

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 “tocante” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tocante
PropertyValue
Headwordtocante
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t̪oˈkãn̪t̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,016
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tocante” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).tocantecae 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: “toe” (#65,017), “tipografías” (#65,014), “tostar” (#65,019). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tocante” va en #65,016. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tocante is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,016 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t̪oˈkãn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tocante, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is tocante, spelled T-O-C-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que toca.
  2. 2
    Concerniente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tocante appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Siempre escuchaban mis relatos con gran atención, en especial lo tocante a la compra de negros, un negocio que no se explotaba en aquella época ….

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 "tocante"?
"tocante" is spelled T-O-C-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪oˈkãn̪t̪e].
What does "tocante" mean?
As an adjective, "tocante" means: Que toca.
How do you pronounce "tocante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tocante" is [t̪oˈkãn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tocante" come from?
"tocante" 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 "tocante", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list