turquesa

[t̪uɾˈkesa]

/[t̪uɾˈkesa]/ noun

The verdict

“turquesa” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,909. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,909
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mineral de color azul verdoso, formado por un fosfato de alúmina con algo de cobre y hierro, capaz de hermoso pulimento y casi tan duro como el vidrio, que se halla en granos menudos en distintos p...

Corpus desk

Index ES-turquesa · turquesa · Spanish

turquesa · rank #32,909 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #32,909
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH turbulencia

Nearest frequency peer: turbulencia (-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 “turquesa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “turquesa” 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).

turquesa vs Turquía
63% similar

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

Key facts for turquesa
PropertyValue
Headwordturquesa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪uɾˈkesa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,909
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “turquesa”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “turbulencia” (#32,908), “tumulto” (#32,907), “tímidos” (#32,912). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “turquesa” va en #32,909. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around turquesa (IPA [t̪uɾˈkesa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,909 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mineral de color azul verdoso, formado por un fosfato de alúmina con algo de cobre y hierro, capaz de hermoso pulimento y casi tan duro como el vidrio, que se halla en granos menudos en distintos p...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for turquesa, with forms such as "truquesa", "tturquesa", and "tuqruesa". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Turquía", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is turquesa, spelled T-U-R-Q-U-E-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mineral de color azul verdoso, formado por un fosfato de alúmina con algo de cobre y hierro, capaz de hermoso pulimento y casi tan duro como el vidrio, que se halla en granos menudos en distintos puntos de Asia, principalmente en Persia, y se emplea en joyería.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • truquesa
  • tturquesa
  • tuqruesa
  • turqeusa
  • turqquesa
  • turqueas
  • turquessa
  • turqusea
  • turrquesa
  • turuqesa
  • utrquesa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of turquesa - 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.

truquesa2tturquesa1tuqruesa2turqeusa2turqquesa1turqueas2turquessa1turqusea2
Edit distance from "turquesa"

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 "turquesa"?
"turquesa" is spelled T-U-R-Q-U-E-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪uɾˈkesa].
What does "turquesa" mean?
As a noun, "turquesa" means: Mineral de color azul verdoso, formado por un fosfato de alúmina con algo de cobre y hierro, capaz de hermoso pulimento y casi tan duro como el vidrio, que se halla en granos menudos en distintos p...
What words are commonly confused with "turquesa"?
"turquesa" is commonly confused with "Turquía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "turquesa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "turquesa" is [t̪uɾˈkesa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "turquesa" come from?
"turquesa" 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 "turquesa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list