tubo

[ˈt̪uβ̞o]

/[ˈt̪uβ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“tubo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,446. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,446
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Objeto de forma cilíndrica, hueco por dentro, casi siempre abierto en ambos extremos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tubo · tubo · Spanish

tubo · rank #5,446 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,446
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH truco

Nearest frequency peer: truco (-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 “tubo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tubo” 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).

tubo vs tus
50% similar
tubo vs two
50% similar
tubo vs tun
50% similar

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

Key facts for tubo
PropertyValue
Headwordtubo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪uβ̞o]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,446
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tubo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.tubocae 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 “truco” (#5,445), “vaca” (#5,447), “traslado” (#5,444). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tubo” va en #5,446. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around tubo (IPA [ˈt̪uβ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,446 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for tubo, with forms such as "tbuo", "ttubo", and "tubbo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tus", "two", "tun", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented 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 tubo, spelled T-U-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Objeto de forma cilíndrica, hueco por dentro, casi siempre abierto en ambos extremos.
  2. 2
    Es la maniobra en la disciplina de los deportes acuáticos relacionados con la interacción con las olas (surf, bodyboard...) en la que el deportista se introduce en el espacio hueco creado en el momento en el que la ola impacta contra el fondo del rompiente.
  3. 3
    Recipiente pequeño de material flexible, cerrado por un extremo y por el otro con una abertura que se cierra con una tapa de rosca. Se usa para guardar sustancias pastosas y blandas.
  4. 4
    Recipiente pequeño rígido, cerrado por un lado y por el otro con una pequeña tapa a presión o con rosca. Generalmente es de plástico o vidrio y suele estar destinado a guadar medicamentos.
  5. 5
    Vaso estrecho y alargado.
  6. 6
    Pieza cilíndrica de los aparatos de radio y televisión.
  7. 7
    Parte de un órgano hueca y alargada, tanto en animales como en vegetales.
  8. 8
    Recipiente que se usa para contener y dispersar un aerosol.
  9. 9
    Auricular del teléfono, parte del teléfono que se lleva al oído y boca, para escuchar y hablar.
  10. 10
    Ferrocarril subterráneo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. El tubo de ventilación está obstruido.
  2. El surfista está haciendo su última maniobra: el tubo.

Synonyms

cañóncajita para píldoraspastilleroválvulapulverizadoraerosolsprayauricularteléfonoaparato telefónicometro

This word in other languages

pipe(English)tuyau(Français)Rohr(Deutsch)tubo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tbuo
  • ttubo
  • tubbo
  • tuob
  • utbo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

tbuo2ttubo1tubbo1tuob2utbo2
Edit distance from "tubo"

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 "tubo"?
"tubo" is spelled T-U-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪uβ̞o].
What does "tubo" mean?
As a noun, "tubo" means: Objeto de forma cilíndrica, hueco por dentro, casi siempre abierto en ambos extremos.
What words are commonly confused with "tubo"?
"tubo" is commonly confused with "tus", "two", "tun". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tubo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tubo" is [ˈt̪uβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tubo" come from?
"tubo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vaca#5,447Tomé#5,443vine#5,449alba#5,456

Similar misspelling depth

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

rayo5 variantsmaya5 variantsmato5 variantsazar5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list