torno

/[ˈt̪oɾno]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,097

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

torno is aSpanishnoun. It means: Máquina con una superficie rotatoria utilizada por el alfarero para modelar objetos. Pronounced [ˈt̪oɾno]. It ranks #2,097 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with tro and toro.

Key facts for torno
PropertyValue
Headwordtorno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪oɾno]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,097
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for torno is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪oɾno]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,097 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for torno, with forms such as "otrno", "tonro", and "tornno". 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, "tro", "toro", "trío", 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 torno, spelled T-O-R-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Máquina con una superficie rotatoria utilizada por el alfarero para modelar objetos.
  2. 2
    Máquina herramienta que permite producir figuras de rotación mediante el rebaje de cuerpos cilíndricos.
  3. 3
    Máquina simple que convierte una fuerza de rotación en una fuerza lineal. Consiste en un cilindro que gira alrededor de su eje al cual se enrolla una cuerda.
  4. 4
    Taladro del dentista.
  5. 5
    Ventanilla giratoria a través de la cual los ocupantes de la clausura pueden intercambiar objetos con el exterior sin mantener contacto físico o visual.
  6. 6
    Aparato, normalmente parecido a un torno⁵, que impide la entrada de personas no autorizadas a un medio de transporte, espectáculo o edificio.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: otrno,tonro,tornno,toron,torrno,ttorno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for torno

Misspelling Variants of "torno"

otrno5tonro5tornno6toron5torrno6ttorno6
Misspelling Variants of "torno"

Frequency rank: #2,097 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "torno"?
"torno" is spelled T-O-R-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪oɾno].
What does "torno" mean?
As a noun, "torno" means: Máquina con una superficie rotatoria utilizada por el alfarero para modelar objetos.
What words are commonly confused with "torno"?
"torno" is commonly confused with "tro", "toro", "trío". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "torno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "torno" is [ˈt̪oɾno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "torno" come from?
"torno" 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.