túnica
[ˈt̪unika]
The verdict
“túnica” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #19,277 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,277
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vestimenta romana que llevaban las personas no privilegiadas dentro del imperio romano. Los privilegiados la llevaban para ir por casa y debajo de las otras vestimentas. Solia tener mangas cortas, ...
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 | túnica |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪unika] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #19,277 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “túnica” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for túnica is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪unika]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,277 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Vestimenta romana que llevaban las personas no privilegiadas dentro del imperio romano. Los privilegiados la llevaban para ir por casa y debajo de las otras vestimentas. Solia tener mangas cortas, ...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for túnica, with forms such as "tnúica", "ttúnica", and "túinca". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "turca", "Tunja", "túnicas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is túnica, spelled T-Ú-N-I-C-A.
Definition
- 1Vestimenta romana que llevaban las personas no privilegiadas dentro del imperio romano. Los privilegiados la llevaban para ir por casa y debajo de las otras vestimentas. Solia tener mangas cortas, llegaba a las rodillas a los hombres y a los pies a las mujeres.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: tnúica,ttúnica,túinca,túncia,túniac,túnicca,túnnica,útnica
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of túnica - 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 “túnica”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-Ú-N-I-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪unika] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “turca” - see the side-by-side comparison. túnica vs turca
- 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.