tónica
[ˈt̪onika]
The verdict
“tónica” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,891. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,891
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bebida gaseosa, generalmente aromatizada con quinina, de sabor más o menos amargo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tonica · tónica · Spanish
tónica · rank #22,891 · 8 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #22,891
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 34,400
- PHOTO-FINISH unicornio
Nearest frequency peer: unicornio (+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 “tónica”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- trasladada
trasladada
77,113 corpus weight
- tree
tree
77,112 corpus weight
- tónica
tónica
77,110 corpus weight
- unicornio
unicornio
77,109 corpus weight
- usaste
usaste
77,108 corpus weight
- vaciar
vaciar
77,107 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “tónica” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tónica |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪onika] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #22,891 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tónica” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around tónica (IPA [ˈt̪onika]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,891 among 34,400 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for tónica, with forms such as "tnóica", "ttónica", and "tóinca". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tonta", "topic", "tosca", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is tónica, spelled T-Ó-N-I-C-A.
Definition
- 1Bebida gaseosa, generalmente aromatizada con quinina, de sabor más o menos amargo.
- 2Tendencia, estilo o característica general de una obra, situación, actitud o actividad.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- tnóica
- ttónica
- tóinca
- tóncia
- tóniac
- tónicca
- tónnica
- ótnica
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tónica - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tónica", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
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.