torturas

[t̪oɾˈt̪uɾas]

/[t̪oɾˈt̪uɾas]/ noun

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The verdict

“torturas” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,366. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,366
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de tortura.

Corpus desk

Index ES-torturas · torturas · Spanish

torturas · rank #13,366 · 12 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,366
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH terminaba

Nearest frequency peer: terminaba (-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 “torturas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “torturas” 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).

torturas vs tortas
75% similar
torturas vs tortura
88% similar
torturas vs tortuga
75% similar

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

Key facts for torturas
PropertyValue
Headwordtorturas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪oɾˈt̪uɾas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,366
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “torturas”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).torturascae 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 “terminaba” (#13,365), “transformaciones” (#13,367), “temía” (#13,364). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “torturas” va en #13,366. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around torturas (IPA [t̪oɾˈt̪uɾas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,366 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de tortura.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for torturas, with forms such as "otrturas", "torrturas", and "tortruas". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "tortas", "tortura", "tortuga", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is torturas, spelled T-O-R-T-U-R-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de tortura.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otrturas
  • torrturas
  • tortruas
  • tortturas
  • tortuars
  • torturass
  • torturras
  • tortursa
  • torutras
  • totruras
  • troturas
  • ttorturas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

otrturas2torrturas1tortruas2tortturas1tortuars2torturass1torturras1tortursa2
Edit distance from "torturas"

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 "torturas"?
"torturas" is spelled T-O-R-T-U-R-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪oɾˈt̪uɾas].
What does "torturas" mean?
As a noun, "torturas" means: Forma del plural de tortura.
What words are commonly confused with "torturas"?
"torturas" is commonly confused with "tortas", "tortura", "tortuga". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "torturas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "torturas" is [t̪oɾˈt̪uɾas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "torturas" come from?
"torturas" 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 "torturas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

trataban#13,369trayendo#13,370tributos#13,371sinopsis#13,353

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

antorcha12 variantscomplica12 variantscomporta12 variantscontados12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list