tote

[ˈt̪ot̪e]

/[ˈt̪ot̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“tote” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,632 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,632
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Palomita (grano de maíz tostado).

Corpus desk

Index ES-tote · tote · Spanish

tote · rank #79,632 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,632
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tough

Nearest frequency peer: tough (+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 “tote”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tote
PropertyValue
Headwordtote
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪ot̪e]
Letters4
Frequency rank#79,632
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tote” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).totecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “tough” (#79,633), “trabajase” (#79,634), “tlacuache” (#79,629). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tote” va en #79,632. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tote is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,632 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪ot̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for tote in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is tote, spelled T-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Palomita (grano de maíz tostado).
  2. 2
    Trozo pequeño de pólvora o fósforo envuelto en papel que estalla al rastrillarlo o golpearlo. Casi siempre se encuentra en un rollo o una hilera para reventarse en triquitraque.
  3. 3
    Pistola, arma de fuego.
  4. 4
    Hongo que infecta al maíz, ocasionando deformación de la mazorca.^([cita requerida])

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 "tote"?
"tote" is spelled T-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ot̪e].
What does "tote" mean?
As a noun, "tote" means: Palomita (grano de maíz tostado).
How do you pronounce "tote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tote" is [ˈt̪ot̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tote" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tote", 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