tocomate
[t̪okoˈmat̪e]
The verdict
“tocomate” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Crescentia cujete) Árbol de la familia de las bignoniáceas, originario de la zona intertropical de América.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tocomate |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪okoˈmat̪e] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tocomate” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tocomate is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪okoˈmat̪e]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
tocomate has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is tocomate, spelled T-O-C-O-M-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1(Crescentia cujete) Árbol de la familia de las bignoniáceas, originario de la zona intertropical de América.
- 2Fruto del tecomate, con el que se fabrican vasijas.
- 3Vasija hecha con el fruto del tecomate.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “tocomate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-O-C-O-M-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪okoˈmat̪e] (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
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.