torture

[t̪oɾˈt̪uɾe]

/[t̪oɾˈt̪uɾe]/ verb

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The verdict

“torture” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,250 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,250
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de torturar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-torture · torture · Spanish

torture · rank #64,250 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,250
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tortuosa

Nearest frequency peer: tortuosa (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “torture”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “torture” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for torture
PropertyValue
Headwordtorture
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪oɾˈt̪uɾe]
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,250
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “torture” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).torturecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “tortuosa” (#64,249), “tornar” (#64,248), “traduzcan” (#64,252). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “torture” va en #64,250. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

torture is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,250 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t̪oɾˈt̪uɾe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for torture, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is torture, spelled T-O-R-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de torturar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de torturar.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de torturar.

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 "torture"?
"torture" is spelled T-O-R-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪oɾˈt̪uɾe].
What does "torture" mean?
As a verb, "torture" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de torturar.
How do you pronounce "torture"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "torture" is [t̪oɾˈt̪uɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

therapy#64,237uterina#64,266vengáis#64,274verruga#64,275

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list