toque

[ˈt̪oke]

/[ˈt̪oke]/ noun

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The verdict

“toque” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,228. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,228
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción de tocar, palpar, un objeto, persona o animal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-toque · toque · Spanish

toque · rank #2,228 · 6 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,228
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tío

Nearest frequency peer: tío (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “toque”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “toque” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

toque vs tour
60% similar
toque vs true
60% similar
toque vs tout
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for toque
PropertyValue
Headwordtoque
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪oke]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,228
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “toque”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).toquecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “tío” (#2,229), “salen” (#2,226), “volumen” (#2,230). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “toque” va en #2,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around toque (IPA [ˈt̪oke]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,228 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 17 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for toque, with forms such as "otque", "toqeu", and "toqque". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "tour", "true", "tout", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is toque, spelled T-O-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de tocar, palpar, un objeto, persona o animal.
  2. 2
    Golpe suave y breve.
  3. 3
    Sonido que emite un objeto metálico, como una campana, al ser golpeado.
  4. 4
    Música breve que se usa para anunciar un evento o circunstancia.
  5. 5
    Advertencia personal para que se corrija un comportamiento.
  6. 6
    Prueba de la calidad del oro o la plata que se hace con ácido nítrico sobre una piedra.
  7. 7
    Piedra empleada para verificar el oro o la plata mediante la adición de ácido nítrico.
  8. 8
    Aplicación de un líquido embebido en un trapo o pincel sobre una herida con fines curativos.
  9. 9
    Pasada del pincel sobre el lienzo o superficie a tratar.
  10. 10
    Acto o circunstancia que añaden o quitan una característica a determinado evento.
  11. 11
    Modificación menor que conluye y perfecciona una obra.
  12. 12
    Contracción muscular involuntaria producida por una descarga eléctrica.
  13. 13
    Cantidad de bebida alcohólica que se ingiere de una vez.
  14. 14
    Entre drogadictos, acto de inhalar la droga.
  15. 15
    Dosis de marihuana arrollada en forma de cigarrillo.
  16. 16
    Asunto medular del tema tratado.
  17. 17
    Fiesta religiosa con tambores, de la santería cubana.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how toque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. toque de diana.
  2. Al quitarse las corbatas, se le dio un toque menos formal a la reuniòn.

Synonyms

tañidotoque de atenciónpiedra de toquepinceladadejomatizretoquesorbotragopetapetardopitoporroesenciaquidtoque de santo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otque
  • toqeu
  • toqque
  • touqe
  • tqoue
  • ttoque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

otque2toqeu2toqque1touqe2tqoue2ttoque1
Edit distance from "toque"

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 "toque"?
"toque" is spelled T-O-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪oke].
What does "toque" mean?
As a noun, "toque" means: Acción de tocar, palpar, un objeto, persona o animal.
What words are commonly confused with "toque"?
"toque" is commonly confused with "tour", "true", "tout". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "toque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "toque" is [ˈt̪oke]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "toque" come from?
"toque" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "toque", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

salen#2,226artes#2,235pelea#2,220pecho#2,219

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

parar6 variantsSiga6 variantsautos6 variantsIban6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list