tocón

[t̪oˈkõn]

/[t̪oˈkõn]/ noun

The verdict

“tocón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,306 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,306
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte del tronco de un árbol talado cerca del suelo, que queda unida a la raíz.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tocon · tocón · Spanish

tocón · rank #86,306 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,306
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH toll

Nearest frequency peer: toll (+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 “tocón”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tocón
PropertyValue
Headwordtocón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪oˈkõn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#86,306
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tocón” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.tocóncae 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: “toll” (#86,307), “toad” (#86,304), “tormentosos” (#86,308). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tocón” va en #86,306. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tocón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,306 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪oˈkõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Parte del tronco de un árbol talado cerca del suelo, que queda unida a la raíz.
  2. 2
    Parte del miembro amputado que continúa formando parte del cuerpo.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "tocón"?
"tocón" is spelled T-O-C-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪oˈkõn].
What does "tocón" mean?
As a noun, "tocón" means: Parte del tronco de un árbol talado cerca del suelo, que queda unida a la raíz.
How do you pronounce "tocón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tocón" is [t̪oˈkõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tocón" come from?
"tocón" 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 "tocón", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list