tocón
[t̪oˈkõn]
The verdict
“tocón” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #86,306 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #86,306
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parte del tronco de un árbol talado cerca del suelo, que queda unida a la raíz.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tocón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪oˈkõn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #86,306 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tocón” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tocón is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪oˈkõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #86,306 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for tocón in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 tocón, spelled T-O-C-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Parte del tronco de un árbol talado cerca del suelo, que queda unida a la raíz.
- 2Parte del miembro amputado que continúa formando parte del cuerpo.
Synonyms
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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 “tocón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-O-C-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪oˈkõn] (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.