tóxico

[ˈt̪oksiko]

/[ˈt̪oksiko]/ adj

The verdict

“tóxico” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,578. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,578
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que por contacto, ingesta o inoculación resulta dañino, destructivo o aún letal para las funciones de un organismo vivo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-toxico · tóxico · Spanish

tóxico · rank #13,578 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,578
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tráiler

Nearest frequency peer: tráiler (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “tóxico”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “tóxico” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tóxico vs toxina
50% similar
tóxico vs tóxicos
86% similar
tóxico vs trópico
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tóxico
PropertyValue
Headwordtóxico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt̪oksiko]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,578
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tóxico”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.tóxicocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “tráiler” (#13,577), “ultimas” (#13,579), “traspaso” (#13,576). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tóxico” va en #13,578. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around tóxico (IPA [ˈt̪oksiko]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,578 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for tóxico, with forms such as "ttóxico", "txóico", and "tóixco". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "toxina", "tóxicos", "trópico", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 tóxico, spelled T-Ó-X-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que por contacto, ingesta o inoculación resulta dañino, destructivo o aún letal para las funciones de un organismo vivo.
  2. 2
    Dicho de una persona, que por sus constantes quejas y lamentos o mal carácter llega a convertirse en indeseable. También aplica a las personas que se les brinda confianza y abusan de la misma.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tóxico appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Este fármaco es precisamente el benznidazole, pero administrado de otra manera y en cantidades más reducidas, con el objetivo de conseguir un medicamento menos tóxico y disminuir así los efectos secundarios y su coste».
  2. «—Cuéntame, ¿qué te pasa? ¿Por qué lloras? —¡Ya no lo soporto más! —¡Pero ¿a quién?! —¡A mi novio! No puedo tolerarlo más. Es una persona tóxica y posesiva que no me deja hacer nada por mi propia cuenta. Ya no puedo ni siquiera salir contigo ni con los otros chicos porque él empieza un escándalo; y después se arrodilla y dice: “Lo siento, lo siento. Perdó…

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ttóxico
  • txóico
  • tóixco
  • tóxcio
  • tóxicco
  • tóxioc
  • tóxxico
  • ótxico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tóxico - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ttóxico1txóico2tóixco2tóxcio2tóxicco1tóxioc2tóxxico1ótxico2
Edit distance from "tóxico"

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 "tóxico"?
"tóxico" is spelled T-Ó-X-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪oksiko].
What does "tóxico" mean?
As an adjective, "tóxico" means: Que por contacto, ingesta o inoculación resulta dañino, destructivo o aún letal para las funciones de un organismo vivo.
What words are commonly confused with "tóxico"?
"tóxico" is commonly confused with "toxina", "tóxicos", "trópico". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tóxico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tóxico" is [ˈt̪oksiko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tóxico" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tóxico", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list