tolerancia

[t̪oleˈɾãnsja]

/[t̪oleˈɾãnsja]/ noun

The verdict

“tolerancia” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,128 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#6,128
frequency rank, Spanish
10
letters
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Actitud justa, objetiva y permisiva para quienes su opinión, raza, creencias, religión, nacionalidad, etc. difiere de la propia.

Key facts for tolerancia
PropertyValue
Headwordtolerancia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪oleˈɾãnsja]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,128
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tolerancia” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tolerancia lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tolerancia is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪oleˈɾãnsja]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,128 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for tolerancia, with forms such as "otlerancia", "tloerancia", and "toelrancia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is tolerancia, spelled T-O-L-E-R-A-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Actitud justa, objetiva y permisiva para quienes su opinión, raza, creencias, religión, nacionalidad, etc. difiere de la propia.
  2. 2
    Actitud justa, objetiva y permisiva para las opiniones y practicas que difieren de las propias.
  3. 3
    La acción y capacidad de soportar, tolerar.
  4. 4
    La capacidad de soportar o resistir la acción de una droga, veneno etc.
  5. 5
    Una respuesta inmune baja o nula ante un tejido transplantado o a alguna sustancia que normalmente es inmunogénico.
  6. 6
    El rango permitido o autorizado de variación de un parámetro o dimesión en un sistema, mecanismo, proceso etc.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: otlerancia,tloerancia,toelrancia,tolearncia,toleracnia,tolerancai,toleranccia,toleranica,toleranncia,toleransia,tolernacia,tolerrancia,tollerancia,tolreancia,ttolerancia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

otlerancia2tloerancia2toelrancia2tolearncia2toleracnia2tolerancai2toleranccia1toleranica2
Edit distance from "tolerancia"

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 "tolerancia"?
"tolerancia" is spelled T-O-L-E-R-A-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪oleˈɾãnsja].
What does "tolerancia" mean?
As a noun, "tolerancia" means: Actitud justa, objetiva y permisiva para quienes su opinión, raza, creencias, religión, nacionalidad, etc. difiere de la propia.
What are common misspellings of "tolerancia"?
Common misspellings include "otlerancia", "tloerancia", "toelrancia", "tolearncia", "toleracnia". The correct spelling is "tolerancia".
How do you pronounce "tolerancia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tolerancia" is [t̪oleˈɾãnsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tolerancia" come from?
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Using “tolerancia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is T-O-L-E-R-A-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t̪oleˈɾãnsja] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list