torito

/[t̪oˈɾit̪o]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,320

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

torito is aSpanishnoun. It means: (Columbina picui). Ave columbiforme nativa de América del Sur. Es abundante desde Colombia hasta el sur de Argentina y Chile. Su plumaje es poco vistoso; muestra la cabeza grisácea y el dorso gris ... Pronounced [t̪oˈɾit̪o]. Often confused with toro and trío.

Key facts for torito
PropertyValue
Headwordtorito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪oˈɾit̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,320
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of torito in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for torito is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪oˈɾit̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,320 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for torito, with forms such as "otrito", "toirto", and "toriot". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "toro", "trío", "toto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is torito, spelled T-O-R-I-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Columbina picui). Ave columbiforme nativa de América del Sur. Es abundante desde Colombia hasta el sur de Argentina y Chile. Su plumaje es poco vistoso; muestra la cabeza grisácea y el dorso gris a castaño. La garganta tiene un collar blanquecino. Las alas son pardogrisáceas, con motas negras o azul muy oscuro; abiertas al volar se distinguen dos bandas negras y una blanca. La cola muestra una orla blanca bien visible.
  2. 2
    Baile tradicional del norte chileno, en el que dos hombres simulan darse cornadas.
  3. 3
    Diminutivo de toro

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: otrito,toirto,toriot,toritto,torrito,tortio,troito,ttorito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for torito

Misspelling Variants of "torito"

otrito6toirto6toriot6toritto7torrito7tortio6troito6ttorito7
Misspelling Variants of "torito"

Frequency rank: #49,320 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "torito"?
"torito" is spelled T-O-R-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪oˈɾit̪o].
What does "torito" mean?
As a noun, "torito" means: (Columbina picui). Ave columbiforme nativa de América del Sur. Es abundante desde Colombia hasta el sur de Argentina y Chile. Su plumaje es poco vistoso; muestra la cabeza grisácea y el dorso gris ...
What words are commonly confused with "torito"?
"torito" is commonly confused with "toro", "trío", "toto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "torito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "torito" is [t̪oˈɾit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "torito" come from?
"torito" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.