tufo

[ˈt̪ufo]

/[ˈt̪ufo]/ noun

The verdict

“tufo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,287 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,287
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Efluvio volátil que se desprende de las combustiones incorrectas. Puede producir intoxicación.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tufo · tufo · Spanish

tufo · rank #55,287 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,287
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tuba

Nearest frequency peer: tuba (-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 “tufo”

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 “tufo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tufo
PropertyValue
Headwordtufo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪ufo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#55,287
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tufo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.tufocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “tuba” (#55,286), “tungsteno” (#55,289), “trotando” (#55,284). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tufo” va en #55,287. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tufo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,287 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪ufo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tufo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is tufo, spelled T-U-F-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Efluvio volátil que se desprende de las combustiones incorrectas. Puede producir intoxicación.
  2. 2
    Mal olor.
  3. 3
    Sospecha, presentimiento.
  4. 4
    Soberbia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Un tufo perceptible comenzaba a emanar del brasero mal encendido.

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 "tufo"?
"tufo" is spelled T-U-F-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ufo].
What does "tufo" mean?
As a noun, "tufo" means: Efluvio volátil que se desprende de las combustiones incorrectas. Puede producir intoxicación.
How do you pronounce "tufo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tufo" is [ˈt̪ufo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tufo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list