tofu

[ˈt̪ofu]

/[ˈt̪ofu]/ noun

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The verdict

“tofu” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #34,377. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,377
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Suerte de cuajada de soja, que se prepara hirviendo y triturando los porotos de soja para colarlos y dejar que cuaje el producto obtenido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tofu · tofu · Spanish

tofu · rank #34,377 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,377
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH thunder

Nearest frequency peer: thunder (-2 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “tofu”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “tofu” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

tofu vs tú
25% similar
tofu vs top
50% similar
tofu vs tos
50% similar

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

Key facts for tofu
PropertyValue
Headwordtofu
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪ofu]
Letters4
Frequency rank#34,377
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tofu”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “thunder” (#34,375), “toxina” (#34,379), “textuales” (#34,374). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tofu” va en #34,377. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around tofu (IPA [ˈt̪ofu]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,377 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Suerte de cuajada de soja, que se prepara hirviendo y triturando los porotos de soja para colarlos y dejar que cuaje el producto obtenido.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for tofu, with forms such as "otfu", "tfou", and "toffu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tú", "top", "tos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is tofu, spelled T-O-F-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Suerte de cuajada de soja, que se prepara hirviendo y triturando los porotos de soja para colarlos y dejar que cuaje el producto obtenido.

Synonyms

queso de soja

This word in other languages

tofu(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otfu
  • tfou
  • toffu
  • touf
  • ttofu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tofu - 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.

otfu2tfou2toffu1touf2ttofu1
Edit distance from "tofu"

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 "tofu"?
"tofu" is spelled T-O-F-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ofu].
What does "tofu" mean?
As a noun, "tofu" means: Suerte de cuajada de soja, que se prepara hirviendo y triturando los porotos de soja para colarlos y dejar que cuaje el producto obtenido.
What words are commonly confused with "tofu"?
"tofu" is commonly confused with "tú", "top", "tos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tofu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tofu" is [ˈt̪ofu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tofu" come from?
"tofu" 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 "tofu", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list