tocas
[ˈt̪okas]
The verdict
“tocas” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #15,741 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,741
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre con que se concedía el abono de dos mensualidades a las viudas de empleados para los gastos de funeral y lutos.
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 | tocas |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪okas] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #15,741 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tocas” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tocas is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪okas]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,741 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nombre con que se concedía el abono de dos mensualidades a las viudas de empleados para los gastos de funeral y lutos.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tocas, with forms such as "otcas", "tcoas", and "toacs". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tos", "toda", "tras", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is tocas, spelled T-O-C-A-S.
Definition
- 1Nombre con que se concedía el abono de dos mensualidades a las viudas de empleados para los gastos de funeral y lutos.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: otcas,tcoas,toacs,tocass,toccas,tocsa,ttocas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tocas - 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 “tocas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-O-C-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪okas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tos” - see the side-by-side comparison. tocas vs tos
- 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.