tufillo

[t̪uˈfiʝo]

/[t̪uˈfiʝo]/ noun

The verdict

“tufillo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,552 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,552
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diminutivo de tufo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tufillo · tufillo · Spanish

tufillo · rank #81,552 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,552
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tugurios

Nearest frequency peer: tugurios (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “tufillo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “tufillo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tufillo
PropertyValue
Headwordtufillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪uˈfiʝo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,552
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tufillo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tufillocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “tugurios” (#81,553), “trípodes” (#81,550), “ubre” (#81,556). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tufillo” va en #81,552. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tufillo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,552 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪uˈfiʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Diminutivo de tufo.".

No misspelling variants are generated for tufillo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is tufillo, spelled T-U-F-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diminutivo de tufo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. En el aire flotaba el tufillo de las tostadas y también de las manzanas asadas.

This word in other languages

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 "tufillo"?
"tufillo" is spelled T-U-F-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪uˈfiʝo].
What does "tufillo" mean?
As a noun, "tufillo" means: Diminutivo de tufo.
How do you pronounce "tufillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tufillo" is [t̪uˈfiʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list