totear

[t̪ot̪eˈaɾ]

/[t̪ot̪eˈaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“totear” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Romper la superficie de un objeto esmaltado o cerámico, revelando el material áspero debajo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-totear · totear · Spanish

totear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for totear
PropertyValue
Headwordtotear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪ot̪eˈaɾ]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “totear” en la frecuencia del español

totearqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

totear is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t̪ot̪eˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Romper la superficie de un objeto esmaltado o cerámico, revelando el material áspero debajo.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for totear, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is totear, spelled T-O-T-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Romper la superficie de un objeto esmaltado o cerámico, revelando el material áspero debajo.

Synonyms

desconcharcachar

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "totear"?
"totear" is spelled T-O-T-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ot̪eˈaɾ].
What does "totear" mean?
As a verb, "totear" means: Romper la superficie de un objeto esmaltado o cerámico, revelando el material áspero debajo.
How do you pronounce "totear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "totear" is [t̪ot̪eˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "totear" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list