totora
[t̪oˈt̪oɾa]
The verdict
“totora” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,345 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,345
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...
| 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) |
Where “totora” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
totora is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,345 among 34,400 “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.
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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Using “totora”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-O-T-O-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪oˈt̪oɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.