tocha

/ˈto.ʃɐ/.

//ˈto.ʃɐ/./ noun

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The verdict

“tocha” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,975. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,975
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vela de cera, grande e grossa; brandão.

Corpus desk

Index PT-tocha · tocha · Portuguese

tocha · rank #10,975 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,975
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH termine

Nearest frequency peer: termine (-3 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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “tocha”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “tocha” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

tocha vs tola
60% similar
tocha vs Toga
40% similar
tocha vs tosa
60% similar

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

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)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tocha”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).tochacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “termine” (#10,972), “travar” (#10,978), “surra” (#10,971). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tocha” fica em #10,975. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around tocha (IPA /ˈto.ʃɐ/.), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,975 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tocha, with forms such as "otcha", "tcoha", and "tocah". 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, "tola", "Toga", "tosa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is tocha, spelled T-O-C-H-A.

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

archotebrandãofacho

This word in other languages

torch(English)antorcha(Español)torche(Français)Fackel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otcha
  • tcoha
  • tocah
  • toccha
  • tochha
  • tohca
  • ttocha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tocha - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

otcha2tcoha2tocah2toccha1tochha1tohca2ttocha1
Edit distance from "tocha"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

surra#10,971sogra#10,967matas#10,927malha#10,925

Similar misspelling depth

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

magro7 variantsjejum7 variantsbruta7 variantspisar7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list