torno

[ˈt̪oɾno]

/[ˈt̪oɾno]/ noun

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The verdict

“torno” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,097. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,097
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Máquina con una superficie rotatoria utilizada por el alfarero para modelar objetos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-torno · torno · Spanish

torno · rank #2,097 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,097
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tiro

Nearest frequency peer: Tiro (-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 “torno”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “torno” 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).

torno vs tro
60% similar
torno vs toro
80% similar
torno vs trío
60% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “torno”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tornocae 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 “Tiro” (#2,096), “usan” (#2,098), “Reyes” (#2,095). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “torno” va en #2,097. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around torno (IPA [ˈt̪oɾno]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,097 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for torno, with forms such as "otrno", "tonro", and "tornno". 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 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is torno, spelled T-O-R-N-O.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Modelaremos un jarrón usando el torno.
  2. Los ejes se fabricaron con un torno de precisión.

Synonyms

torniquetecontrol de acceso

This word in other languages

lathe(English)Drehmaschine(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otrno
  • tonro
  • tornno
  • toron
  • torrno
  • ttorno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

otrno2tonro2tornno1toron2torrno1ttorno1
Edit distance from "torno"

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 "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'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 "torno", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Reyes#2,095Pérez#2,092caída#2,104niñas#2,087

Similar misspelling depth

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

daba6 variantscuello6 variantsoeste6 variantsusado6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list