tonsura
[t̪õnˈsuɾa]
The verdict
“tonsura” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de tonsurar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tonsura · tonsura · Spanish
tonsura · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tonsura |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪õnˈsuɾa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tonsura” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tonsura is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪õnˈsuɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tonsura, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is tonsura, spelled T-O-N-S-U-R-A.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de tonsurar.
- 2Sección rasurada de la cabeza de un religioso católico, en especial la de forma circular.
- 3Primero de los grados clericales en el catolicismo, el cual se confería por mano del obispo como disposición y preparación para recibir el sacramento del orden sacerdotal y cuya ceremonia se ejecutaba cortando una parte del cabello.
- 4Rito y ceremonia donde se confería la tonsura₃.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tonsura appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sólo me quedan lágrimas y en casa el triste recuerdo por mi hijo: tonsuras de duelo, coronas para mi cabeza, libaciones por los muertos, cantos que repugnan a Apolo de greñas de oro.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.