torniquete
[t̪oɾniˈket̪e]
The verdict
“torniquete” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,589 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,589
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,005
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Palanca angular de hierro, que sirve para comunicar el movimiento del tirador a la campanilla.
Corpus desk
Index ES-torniquete · torniquete · Spanish
torniquete · rank #54,589 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,589
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,005
- PHOTO-FINISH topónimos
Nearest frequency peer: topónimos (-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 “torniquete”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- tipográfico
tipográfico
45,416 corpus weight
- tonelaje
tonelaje
45,415 corpus weight
- topónimos
topónimos
45,413 corpus weight
- torniquete
torniquete
45,412 corpus weight
- torreta
torreta
45,411 corpus weight
- transit
transit
45,409 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “torniquete” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | torniquete |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪oɾniˈket̪e] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #54,589 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “torniquete” en español
Rare enough to double-check
torniquete is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,589 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪oɾniˈket̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for torniquete in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is torniquete, spelled T-O-R-N-I-Q-U-E-T-E.
Definition
- 1Palanca angular de hierro, que sirve para comunicar el movimiento del tirador a la campanilla.
- 2Molinete (mecanismo de barras giratorias para controlar el acceso).
- 3Instrumento médico de primeros auxilios utilizado para comprimir una vena, por diferentes motivos, para detener una hemorragia, o para diferenciar una vena o vaso para extraer sangre.
- 4Acción de hacer y comprimir un torniquete.
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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