todavía

[t̪oð̞aˈβ̞ia]

/[t̪oð̞aˈβ̞ia]/ adv

The verdict

“todavía” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #358. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#358
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-todavia · todavía · Spanish

todavía · rank #358 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #358
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH sabe

Nearest frequency peer: sabe (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “todavía”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “todavía” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

todavía vs tomaría
71% similar
todavía vs tocaría
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for todavía
PropertyValue
Headwordtodavía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[t̪oð̞aˈβ̞ia]
Letters7
Frequency rank#358
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “todavía” en la frecuencia del español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).todavíacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sabe” (#357), “amigo” (#359), “razón” (#356). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around todavía (IPA [t̪oð̞aˈβ̞ia]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #358 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for todavía, with forms such as "otdavía", "tdoavía", and "toadvía". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "tomaría", "tocaría", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is todavía, spelled T-O-D-A-V-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Siempre.
  2. 2
    Hasta un determinado momento desde tiempo anterior.
  3. 3
    Seguido de negación (no), sirve para indicar que se espere, que se postergue una acción hasta un momento futuro. No hasta cierto momento.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Llevaba más de una década en este trabajo, y todavía no se acostumbraba.
  2. Al cabo de varios meses de medicación adaptada y tratamientos con vitaminas, todavía no hemos llegado al objetivo que habíamos fijado.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otdavía
  • tdoavía
  • toadvía
  • todabía
  • todavaí
  • todavvía
  • todaíva
  • toddavía
  • todvaía
  • ttodavía

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of todavía - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

otdavía2tdoavía2toadvía2todabía1todavaí2todavvía1todaíva2toddavía1
Edit distance from "todavía"

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 "todavía"?
"todavía" is spelled T-O-D-A-V-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪oð̞aˈβ̞ia].
What does "todavía" mean?
As an adverb, "todavía" means: Siempre.
What words are commonly confused with "todavía"?
"todavía" is commonly confused with "tomaría", "tocaría". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "todavía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "todavía" is [t̪oð̞aˈβ̞ia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "todavía" come from?
"todavía" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "todavía", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "todavía". Here's where to go from here.

  • "todavía" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "tomaría". View pair
  • 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #358 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Spanish words in the "T" letter cohort. T–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list