Tunja

[ˈt̪ũŋxa]

/[ˈt̪ũŋxa]/ name

The verdict

“Tunja” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,984. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,984
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capital del departamento colombiano de Boyacá, situada en el altiplano cundiboyacense, a 2.775 metros de altitud. Coordenadas decimales: 5.533333°, -73.366667°.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tunja · Tunja · Spanish

Tunja · rank #28,984 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,984
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH try

Nearest frequency peer: try (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “Tunja”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “Tunja” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Tunja vs tuya
40% similar
Tunja vs turca
40% similar
Tunja vs turba
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Tunja
PropertyValue
HeadwordTunja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈt̪ũŋxa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,984
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Tunja”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Tunjacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “try” (#28,983), “turbina” (#28,985), “triángulos” (#28,982). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “Tunja” va en #28,984. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Tunja (IPA [ˈt̪ũŋxa]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #28,984 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Capital del departamento colombiano de Boyacá, situada en el altiplano cundiboyacense, a 2.775 metros de altitud. Coordenadas decimales: 5.533333°, -73.366667°.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tunja, with forms such as "tnuja", "ttunja", and "tujna". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tuya", "turca", "turba", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Tunja, spelled T-U-N-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capital del departamento colombiano de Boyacá, situada en el altiplano cundiboyacense, a 2.775 metros de altitud. Coordenadas decimales: 5.533333°, -73.366667°.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tnuja
  • ttunja
  • tujna
  • tunaj
  • tunjja
  • tunnja
  • utnja

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tunja - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

tnuja2ttunja1tujna2tunaj2tunjja1tunnja1utnja2
Edit distance from "Tunja"

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 "Tunja"?
"Tunja" is spelled T-U-N-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪ũŋxa].
What does "Tunja" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tunja" means: Capital del departamento colombiano de Boyacá, situada en el altiplano cundiboyacense, a 2.775 metros de altitud. Coordenadas decimales: 5.533333°, -73.366667°.
What words are commonly confused with "Tunja"?
"Tunja" is commonly confused with "tuya", "turca", "turba". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tunja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tunja" is [ˈt̪ũŋxa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tunja" come from?
"Tunja" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list