tojo

[ˈt̪oxo]

/[ˈt̪oxo]/ noun

The verdict

“tojo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,327 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,327
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre común de diversas leguminosas de la familia de las papilionáceas, que presentan una gran ramificación, hojas con forma de espinas, flores amarillas y frutos en vainas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tojo · tojo · Spanish

tojo · rank #87,327 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,327
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tocamientos

Nearest frequency peer: tocamientos (-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 “tojo”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tojo
PropertyValue
Headwordtojo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪oxo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#87,327
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tojo” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).tojocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “tocamientos” (#87,326), “titubeo” (#87,324), “torácicas” (#87,330). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tojo” va en #87,327. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tojo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,327 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪oxo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for tojo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is tojo, spelled T-O-J-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre común de diversas leguminosas de la familia de las papilionáceas, que presentan una gran ramificación, hojas con forma de espinas, flores amarillas y frutos en vainas.
  2. 2
    (Ulex europaeus) Arbusto de la familia de las leguminosas, nativo de Europa, de follaje espinoso y flores amarillas.

Synonyms

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 "tojo"?
"tojo" is spelled T-O-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪oxo].
What does "tojo" mean?
As a noun, "tojo" means: Nombre común de diversas leguminosas de la familia de las papilionáceas, que presentan una gran ramificación, hojas con forma de espinas, flores amarillas y frutos en vainas.
How do you pronounce "tojo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tojo" is [ˈt̪oxo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tojo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list