tornar

/tuɾ.ˈnaɾ/

//tuɾ.ˈnaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“tornar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #859. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#859
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - voltar

Corpus desk

Index PT-tornar · tornar · Portuguese

tornar · rank #859 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #859
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH sete

Nearest frequency peer: sete (-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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “tornar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tornar” 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).

tornar vs torno
67% similar
tornar vs torta
67% similar
tornar vs torrar
83% similar

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

Key facts for tornar
PropertyValue
Headwordtornar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/tuɾ.ˈnaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#859
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tornar”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “sete” (#858), “trás” (#860), “rádio” (#857). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tornar” fica em #859. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around tornar (IPA /tuɾ.ˈnaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #859 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for tornar, with forms such as "otrnar", "tonrar", and "toranr". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "torno", "torta", "torrar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is tornar, spelled T-O-R-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    voltar
  2. 2
    regressar
  3. 3
    voltar ao ponto de partida
  4. 4
    responder
  5. 5
    dar tornas
  6. 6
    restituir
  7. 7
    reconsiderar
  8. 8
    transformar-se
  9. 9
    fazer-se
  10. 10
    converter-se

This word in other languages

tornar(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otrnar
  • tonrar
  • toranr
  • tornarr
  • tornnar
  • tornra
  • torrnar
  • tronar
  • ttornar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

otrnar2tonrar2toranr2tornarr1tornnar1tornra2torrnar1tronar2
Edit distance from "tornar"

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 "tornar"?
"tornar" is spelled T-O-R-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /tuɾ.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "tornar" mean?
As a verb, "tornar" means: voltar
What words are commonly confused with "tornar"?
"tornar" is commonly confused with "torno", "torta", "torrar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tornar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tornar" is /tuɾ.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tornar" come from?
"tornar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

branco#863comida#865modelo#871ataque#843

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

chamar9 variantsjornal9 variantsesperar9 variantsmortos9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list