túmulo
[ˈt̪umulo]
The verdict
“túmulo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,861. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,861
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Montículo artificial erigido por el hombre con el que se cubría una tumba en ciertas culturas antiguas.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | túmulo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪umulo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #46,861 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “túmulo” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around túmulo (IPA [ˈt̪umulo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,861 among 34,400 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for túmulo, with forms such as "tmúulo", "ttúmulo", and "túmluo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "tumulto", "título", "templo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is túmulo, spelled T-Ú-M-U-L-O.
Definition
- 1Montículo artificial erigido por el hombre con el que se cubría una tumba en ciertas culturas antiguas.
- 2Sepulcro que se eleva del suelo.
- 3Estrado elevado y con frecuencia ricamente ornamentado sobre el cual se coloca el féretro en los funerales solemnes.
- 4Obstáculo que sobresale del pavimento y lo atraviesa de lado a lado, para inducir a los conductores o choferes a reducir la velocidad de su vehículo.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- tmúulo
- ttúmulo
- túmluo
- túmmulo
- túmullo
- túmuol
- túumlo
- útmulo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of túmulo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “túmulo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-Ú-M-U-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪umulo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tumulto” - see the side-by-side comparison. túmulo vs tumulto
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.