torture
[t̪oɾˈt̪uɾe]
The verdict
“torture” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,250 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,250
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de torturar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | torture |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t̪oɾˈt̪uɾe] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #64,250 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “torture” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
torture is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,250 among 34,400 “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
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de torturar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de torturar.
- 3Segunda 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.
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Using “torture”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-O-R-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪oɾˈt̪uɾe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.