troll

[ˈt̪ɾol]

/[ˈt̪ɾol]/ noun

The verdict

“troll” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,034. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,034
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grafía anticuada de trol.

Corpus desk

Index ES-troll · troll · Spanish

troll · rank #14,034 · 5 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,034
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH trilogía

Nearest frequency peer: trilogía (-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 “troll”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “troll” 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).

troll vs tron
60% similar
troll vs trono
60% similar
troll vs tropa
60% similar

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

Key facts for troll
PropertyValue
Headwordtroll
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪ɾol]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,034
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “troll”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “trilogía” (#14,033), “tuvieras” (#14,035), “trascendencia” (#14,032). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “troll” va en #14,034. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around troll (IPA [ˈt̪ɾol]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,034 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Grafía anticuada de trol.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for troll, with forms such as "rtoll", "torll", and "trlol". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "tron", "trono", "tropa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is troll, spelled T-R-O-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grafía anticuada de trol.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un troll es un horrible humanoide que habita en cavernas o grietas que van a las profundidades de la tierra.De color azul, gris o verde, mide de dos a tres metros. Tiene ojos hundidos y negros que no soportan mucha luz, por lo que actúa de noche. De hecho, la luz directa puede transformarlo en roca. Camina encorvado y posee un gran olfato para detectar pr…
  2. Había un olor delicioso en el aire. También había un barril de buena bebida a mano, y bebían de unas jarras. Pero eran trolls. Trolls sin ninguna duda. Aun Bilbo, a pesar de su vida retirada, podía darse cuenta: las grandes caras toscas, la estatura, el perfil de las piernas, por no hablar del lenguaje, que no era precisamente el que se escucha en un saló…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtoll
  • torll
  • trlol
  • trroll
  • ttroll

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of troll - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rtoll2torll2trlol2trroll1ttroll1
Edit distance from "troll"

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 "troll"?
"troll" is spelled T-R-O-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ɾol].
What does "troll" mean?
As a noun, "troll" means: Grafía anticuada de trol.
What words are commonly confused with "troll"?
"troll" is commonly confused with "tron", "trono", "tropa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "troll"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "troll" is [ˈt̪ɾol]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "troll" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list