tosa

[ˈt̪osa]

/[ˈt̪osa]/ verb

The verdict

“tosa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,858 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,858
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 toser.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tosa · tosa · Spanish

tosa · rank #69,858 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,858
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH Torrens

Nearest frequency peer: Torrens (-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 “tosa”

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 “tosa” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tosa
PropertyValue
Headwordtosa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt̪osa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#69,858
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tosa” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.tosacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Torrens” (#69,857), “tourism” (#69,859), “torera” (#69,856). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tosa” va en #69,858. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tosa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,858 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt̪osa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tosa, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is tosa, spelled T-O-S-A.

Definition

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

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list