tótem
[ˈt̪ot̪ẽm]
The verdict
“tótem” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,003 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,003
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,005
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espíritu o ser sobrenatural que en algunas mitologías se considera ancestro y patrón de un linaje.
Corpus desk
Index ES-totem · tótem · Spanish
tótem · rank #50,003 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,003
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,005
- PHOTO-FINISH utilizable
Nearest frequency peer: utilizable (+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 “tótem”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- trinitarios
trinitarios
50,002 corpus weight
- turismos
turismos
50,001 corpus weight
- tótem
tótem
49,998 corpus weight
- utilizable
utilizable
49,996 corpus weight
- valet
valet
49,994 corpus weight
- vendaval
vendaval
49,993 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “tótem” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tótem |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪ot̪ẽm] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #50,003 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tótem” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tótem is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,003 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪ot̪ẽm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for tótem in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is tótem, spelled T-Ó-T-E-M.
Definition
- 1Espíritu o ser sobrenatural que en algunas mitologías se considera ancestro y patrón de un linaje.
- 2Linaje que desciende de un tótem₁.
- 3Representación pictórica o escultórica de un tótem₁.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tótem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Al bravo ritmo del candombe despierta el tótem ancestral: pantera, antílope, elefante, sierpe, hipopótamo, caimán. En el silencio de la selva bate el tambor sacramental, y el negro baila poseído de la gran bestia original.
Sin embargo, la palabra tzotzil significa hombre murciélago u hombre-vampiro, debido a que la tribu tiene por tótem un quiróptero de esa especie. Y aunque el tótem no suele poseer atributos precisamente divinos y es más bien una especie de genio protector o numen, para el caso y de acuerdo con las reflexiones del brujo se le concedió un poder de divinidad…
This word in other languages
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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