tortilla

[t̪oɾˈt̪iʝa]

/[t̪oɾˈt̪iʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“tortilla” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,027. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,027
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plato a base de huevo batido, al que se incorporan otros ingredientes; el conjunto se frie en una sola pieza.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tortilla · tortilla · Spanish

tortilla · rank #14,027 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,027
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tortas

Nearest frequency peer: tortas (-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 “tortilla”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tortilla” 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).

tortilla vs tortillas
89% similar
tortilla vs tornillo
75% similar

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

Key facts for tortilla
PropertyValue
Headwordtortilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪oɾˈt̪iʝa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,027
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tortilla”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).tortillacae 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 “tortas” (#14,026), “tomaría” (#14,025), “tragar” (#14,029). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tortilla” va en #14,027. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around tortilla (IPA [t̪oɾˈt̪iʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,027 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tortilla, with forms such as "otrtilla", "toritlla", and "torrtilla". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "tortillas", "tornillo", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 tortilla, spelled T-O-R-T-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plato a base de huevo batido, al que se incorporan otros ingredientes; el conjunto se frie en una sola pieza.
  2. 2
    Porción de masa de harina de maíz o trigo, redonda, plana y muy delgada que se cocina sobre una superficie caliente, habitualmente un comal; forma parte de la gastronomía tradicional de México y América Central.
  3. 3
    Pan aplanado de masa muy compacta, sin levadura y habitualmente con algo de manteca.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. ¡Ay, huevo mío de dos yemas, que para echar vos guardava yo! ¡Que de uno o de dos hazía yo una tortilla tan dorada que complía mis vergüenças!
  2. Luego pasé a un gallinero de más alante, levantó una gallina clueca que estaba empollando dieciocho huevos de raza e hizo una tortilla como pa un banquete.

Synonyms

memela

This word in other languages

omelette(English)omelette(Français)Omelett(Deutsch)fritada(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otrtilla
  • toritlla
  • torrtilla
  • tortila
  • tortilal
  • tortlila
  • torttilla
  • totrilla
  • trotilla
  • ttortilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

otrtilla2toritlla2torrtilla1tortila1tortilal2tortlila2torttilla1totrilla2
Edit distance from "tortilla"

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 "tortilla"?
"tortilla" is spelled T-O-R-T-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪oɾˈt̪iʝa].
What does "tortilla" mean?
As a noun, "tortilla" means: Plato a base de huevo batido, al que se incorporan otros ingredientes; el conjunto se frie en una sola pieza.
What words are commonly confused with "tortilla"?
"tortilla" is commonly confused with "tortillas", "tornillo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tortilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tortilla" is [t̪oɾˈt̪iʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tortilla" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

trilogía#14,033tuvieras#14,035sugerido#14,018árbitros#14,041

Similar misspelling depth

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

things10 variantsadictos10 variantsadornos10 variantsagresor10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list