tornillo

[t̪oɾˈniʝo]

/[t̪oɾˈniʝo]/ noun

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The verdict

“tornillo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,103. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,103
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pieza de forma cilíndrica o cónica, con una estría helicoidal a lo largo que permite enroscarla en otro objeto. Algunos pueden enroscarse solos, otros requieren tuercas para fijarlos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tornillo · tornillo · Spanish

tornillo · rank #18,103 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,103
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH torna

Nearest frequency peer: torna (-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 “tornillo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tornillo” 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).

tornillo vs trillo
75% similar
tornillo vs tortilla
75% similar
tornillo vs tornillos
89% similar

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

Key facts for tornillo
PropertyValue
Headwordtornillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪oɾˈniʝo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,103
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tornillo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.tornillocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “torna” (#18,102), “toy” (#18,104), “tirón” (#18,101). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tornillo” va en #18,103. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around tornillo (IPA [t̪oɾˈniʝo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,103 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tornillo, with forms such as "otrnillo", "tonrillo", and "torinllo". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "trillo", "tortilla", "tornillos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 tornillo, spelled T-O-R-N-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pieza de forma cilíndrica o cónica, con una estría helicoidal a lo largo que permite enroscarla en otro objeto. Algunos pueden enroscarse solos, otros requieren tuercas para fijarlos.
  2. 2
    Herramienta formada por dos mandíbulas, cuya distancia se regula mediante un tornillo₁, usada para fijar piezas a un banco de trabajo.
  3. 3
    (Prosopis pubescens) Arbusto de la familia de las fabáceas, nativo de las regiones áridas de Norteamérica, de hasta 7 m de altura, troncos espinosos, hojas bipinnadas y flores rojas, que fructifican dando una vaina de característica forma de tornillo₁, cuyas semillas se emplean en gastronomía.
  4. 4
    Aguda sensación de frío.
  5. 5
    Acción y efecto de desertar un soldado.
  6. 6
    Tipo de pasta alimenticia de forma helicoidal por analogía con la pieza metálica.

Synonyms

morsasargentorascadeserciónespiralfusilli

This word in other languages

screw(English)vis(Français)Schraube(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otrnillo
  • tonrillo
  • torinllo
  • tornilo
  • tornilol
  • tornlilo
  • tornnillo
  • torrnillo
  • tronillo
  • ttornillo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tornillo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

otrnillo2tonrillo2torinllo2tornilo1tornilol2tornlilo2tornnillo1torrnillo1
Edit distance from "tornillo"

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 "tornillo"?
"tornillo" is spelled T-O-R-N-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪oɾˈniʝo].
What does "tornillo" mean?
As a noun, "tornillo" means: Pieza de forma cilíndrica o cónica, con una estría helicoidal a lo largo que permite enroscarla en otro objeto. Algunos pueden enroscarse solos, otros requieren tuercas para fijarlos.
What words are commonly confused with "tornillo"?
"tornillo" is commonly confused with "trillo", "tortilla", "tornillos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tornillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tornillo" is [t̪oɾˈniʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tornillo" come from?
"tornillo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tricolor#18,106válvulas#18,122aclarado#18,136acordaba#18,138

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Valeria10 variantsacabada10 variantsregidor10 variantsrecarga10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list