turbina
[t̪uɾˈβ̞ina]
The verdict
“turbina” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #28,985 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #28,985
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rueda hidráulica, con paletas curvas colocadas en su periferia, que recibe el agua por el centro y la despide en dirección tangente a la circunferencia, con lo cual aprovecha la mayor parte posible...
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 | turbina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪uɾˈβ̞ina] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #28,985 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “turbina” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for turbina is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪uɾˈβ̞ina]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,985 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Rueda hidráulica, con paletas curvas colocadas en su periferia, que recibe el agua por el centro y la despide en dirección tangente a la circunferencia, con lo cual aprovecha la mayor parte posible...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for turbina, with forms such as "trubina", "tturbina", and "tubrina". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Turín", "turbio", "turbios", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is turbina, spelled T-U-R-B-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Rueda hidráulica, con paletas curvas colocadas en su periferia, que recibe el agua por el centro y la despide en dirección tangente a la circunferencia, con lo cual aprovecha la mayor parte posible de la fuerza motriz.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: trubina,tturbina,tubrina,turbbina,turbian,turbinna,turbnia,turibna,turrbina,turvina,utrbina
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of turbina - 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.
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 “turbina”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-U-R-B-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪uɾˈβ̞ina] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Turín” - see the side-by-side comparison. turbina vs Turín
- 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.