tontada
[t̪õn̪ˈt̪að̞a]
The verdict
“tontada” 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) - Hecho, ocurrencia o comentario tonto o propio de un tonto.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tontada · tontada · Spanish
tontada · 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 | tontada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪õn̪ˈt̪að̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tontada” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tontada is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪õn̪ˈt̪að̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hecho, ocurrencia o comentario tonto o propio de un tonto.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for tontada in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is tontada, spelled T-O-N-T-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Hecho, ocurrencia o comentario tonto o propio de un tonto.
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.