tontito
[t̪õn̪ˈt̪it̪o]
The verdict
“tontito” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,224 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,224
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,005
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diminutivo de tonto.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tontito · tontito · Spanish
tontito · rank #61,224 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,224
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,005
- PHOTO-FINISH Toddy
Nearest frequency peer: Toddy (-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 “tontito”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- tisular
tisular
38,780 corpus weight
- titularse
titularse
38,779 corpus weight
- Toddy
Toddy
38,778 corpus weight
- tontito
tontito
38,777 corpus weight
- toronja
toronja
38,776 corpus weight
- trader
trader
38,775 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “tontito” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tontito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [t̪õn̪ˈt̪it̪o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #61,224 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tontito” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tontito is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,224 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t̪õn̪ˈt̪it̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
tontito has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists 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 tontito, spelled T-O-N-T-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Diminutivo de tonto.
- 2Eufemismo para retrasado, subnormal, una persona con síndrome de Down, etc.
- 3Por extensión, insulto para el resto de personas.
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.
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