tosco

[ˈt̪osko]

/[ˈt̪osko]/ adj

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The verdict

“tosco” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,491. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,491
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de una cosa, hecho sin refinamiento, con materia prima ordinaria que no ha sido pulida o embellecida.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tosco · tosco · Spanish

tosco · rank #39,491 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,491
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH toa

Nearest frequency peer: toa (-2 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 “tosco”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tosco” 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).

tosco vs toto
60% similar
tosco vs tuco
60% similar
tosco vs truco
60% similar

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

Key facts for tosco
PropertyValue
Headwordtosco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt̪osko]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,491
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tosco”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).toscocae 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 “toa” (#39,489), “train” (#39,493), “tienta” (#39,488). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tosco” va en #39,491. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around tosco (IPA [ˈt̪osko]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,491 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tosco, with forms such as "otsco", "tocso", and "toscco". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "toto", "tuco", "truco", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is tosco, spelled T-O-S-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una cosa, hecho sin refinamiento, con materia prima ordinaria que no ha sido pulida o embellecida.
  2. 2
    Dicho de una persona, con modales poco refinados y torpes.
  3. 3
    Se dice de la pintura y escultura anterior al Renacimiento (s. XIII al XV).

Synonyms

bastoburdogroseroordinariocutregroserorudo

This word in other languages

rustre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otsco
  • tocso
  • toscco
  • tosoc
  • tossco
  • tsoco
  • ttosco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tosco - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

otsco2tocso2toscco1tosoc2tossco1tsoco2ttosco1
Edit distance from "tosco"

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 "tosco"?
"tosco" is spelled T-O-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪osko].
What does "tosco" mean?
As an adjective, "tosco" means: Dicho de una cosa, hecho sin refinamiento, con materia prima ordinaria que no ha sido pulida o embellecida.
What words are commonly confused with "tosco"?
"tosco" is commonly confused with "toto", "tuco", "truco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tosco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tosco" is [ˈt̪osko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tosco" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

train#39,493telar#39,481trepa#39,501spark#39,468

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Yepes7 variantsyihad7 variantsrozar7 variantsrotar7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list