tostar
[t̪osˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“tostar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,019 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,019
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,005
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someter algo a la acción del fuego para quemar ligeramente su superficie.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tostar · tostar · Spanish
tostar · rank #65,019 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,019
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,005
- PHOTO-FINISH toe
Nearest frequency peer: toe (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “tostar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- tipografías
tipografías
34,987 corpus weight
- tocante
tocante
34,985 corpus weight
- toe
toe
34,984 corpus weight
- tostar
tostar
34,982 corpus weight
- trasmitido
trasmitido
34,979 corpus weight
- tribunos
tribunos
34,977 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “tostar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tostar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t̪osˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #65,019 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tostar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tostar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,019 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t̪osˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
tostar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 tostar, spelled T-O-S-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Someter algo a la acción del fuego para quemar ligeramente su superficie.
- 2Cambiar la exposición al sol el color de la piel de un humano.
- 3Asesinar.
Synonyms
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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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