tortura
[t̪oɾˈt̪uɾa]
The verdict
“tortura” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,678 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,678
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción de infligir deliberadamente un sufrimiento o un dolor, ya sea físico o psicológico, en alguna persona utilizando algún método o aparato, con el objetivo de arrancarle una confesión. También ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tortura |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪oɾˈt̪uɾa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #5,678 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tortura” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tortura is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪oɾˈt̪uɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,678 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tortura, with forms such as "otrtura", "torrtura", and "tortrua". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "torturas", "torturar", "torturan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is tortura, spelled T-O-R-T-U-R-A.
Definition
- 1Acción de infligir deliberadamente un sufrimiento o un dolor, ya sea físico o psicológico, en alguna persona utilizando algún método o aparato, con el objetivo de arrancarle una confesión. También suele usarse como castigo.
- 2Acción o efecto de torturar.
- 3Agresión hecha a alguien o a algo.
- 4Cosa o persona que produce dolor, sufrimiento o angustia.
- 5En particular, tortura_(1 y 2) aplicada al sospechoso en una pesquisa judicial para hacerle confesar
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: otrtura,torrtura,tortrua,torttura,tortuar,torturra,torutra,totrura,trotura,ttortura
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tortura - 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.
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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Using “tortura”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-O-R-T-U-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪oɾˈt̪uɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “torturas” - see the side-by-side comparison. tortura vs torturas
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.