totora
[t̪oˈt̪oɾa]
The verdict
“totora” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,345 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,345
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,005
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Yerbas altas, de varas redondas y esponjosas, que crecen en los bañados y al borde de las lagunas; se le llama también junco y juncales a los terrenos que cubren estas plantas que el paisano utiliz...
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Index ES-totora · totora · Spanish
totora · rank #67,345 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,345
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,005
- PHOTO-FINISH torpezas
Nearest frequency peer: torpezas (-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 “totora”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- tiremos
tiremos
32,662 corpus weight
- TLS
TLS
32,661 corpus weight
- torpezas
torpezas
32,658 corpus weight
- totora
totora
32,656 corpus weight
- tramoya
tramoya
32,653 corpus weight
- tranza
tranza
32,651 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “totora” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | totora |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪oˈt̪oɾa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #67,345 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “totora” en español
Rare enough to double-check
totora is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,345 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪oˈt̪oɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Yerbas altas, de varas redondas y esponjosas, que crecen en los bañados y al borde de las lagunas; se le llama también junco y juncales a los terrenos que cubren estas plantas que el paisano utiliz...".
Zero misspellings are on record for totora in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is totora, spelled T-O-T-O-R-A.
Definition
- 1Yerbas altas, de varas redondas y esponjosas, que crecen en los bañados y al borde de las lagunas; se le llama también junco y juncales a los terrenos que cubren estas plantas que el paisano utiliza para las quinchas de sus ranchos.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how totora appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El huarpe todavía hace flotar su bolsa de totora para echar sus redes a las regaladas truchas.
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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