tufo
[ˈt̪ufo]
The verdict
“tufo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #55,287 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #55,287
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Efluvio volátil que se desprende de las combustiones incorrectas. Puede producir intoxicación.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tufo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪ufo] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #55,287 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tufo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tufo is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪ufo]. Corpus data places it at rank #55,287 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Efluvio volátil que se desprende de las combustiones incorrectas. Puede producir intoxicación.
- 2Mal olor.
- 3Sospecha, presentimiento.
- 4Soberbia.
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.
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Using “tufo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-U-F-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪ufo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.