turbas
[ˈt̪uɾβ̞as]
The verdict
“turbas” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #48,126 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #48,126
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de turbar.
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 | turbas |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt̪uɾβ̞as] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #48,126 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “turbas” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for turbas is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪uɾβ̞as]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,126 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de turbar.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for turbas, with forms such as "trubas", "tturbas", and "tubras". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tuyas", "turca", "turbo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is turbas, spelled T-U-R-B-A-S.
Definition
- 1Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de turbar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: trubas,tturbas,tubras,turabs,turbass,turbbas,turbsa,turrbas,turvas,utrbas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of turbas - 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 “turbas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-U-R-B-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪uɾβ̞as] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tuyas” - see the side-by-side comparison. turbas vs tuyas
- 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.