tocha

//ˈto.ʃɐ/./ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,975

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

tocha is aPortuguesenoun. It means: vela de cera, grande e grossa; brandão. Pronounced /ˈto.ʃɐ/.. Often confused with tola and Toga.

Key facts for tocha
PropertyValue
Headwordtocha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈto.ʃɐ/.
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,975
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of tocha in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for tocha is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈto.ʃɐ/.. Corpus data places it at rank #10,975 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for tocha, with forms such as "otcha", "tcoha", and "tocah". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tola", "Toga", "tosa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is tocha, spelled T-O-C-H-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    vela de cera, grande e grossa; brandão.
  2. 2
    archote, facho.
  3. 3
    velador.
  4. 4
    brilho, luz.
  5. 5
    a força de um sentimento, de uma paixão.
  6. 6
    árvore de que, nas derrubadas, resta apenas parte do tronco.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: otcha,tcoha,tocah,toccha,tochha,tohca,ttocha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tocha

Misspelling Variants of "tocha"

otcha5tcoha5tocah5toccha6tochha6tohca5ttocha6
Misspelling Variants of "tocha"

Frequency rank: #10,975 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tocha"?
"tocha" is spelled T-O-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈto.ʃɐ/..
What does "tocha" mean?
As a noun, "tocha" means: vela de cera, grande e grossa; brandão.
What words are commonly confused with "tocha"?
"tocha" is commonly confused with "tola", "Toga", "tosa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tocha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tocha" is /ˈto.ʃɐ/.. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tocha" come from?
"tocha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter T in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.