torno
/ˈtoɾ.nu/
The verdict
“torno” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,513 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,513
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aparelho usado em carpintaria que faz girar a velocidade uma peça de madeira que assim é lavrada ou torneada
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 | torno |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtoɾ.nu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,513 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “torno” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for torno is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtoɾ.nu/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,513 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for torno, with forms such as "otrno", "tonro", and "tornno". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "town", "turn", "toro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is torno, spelled T-O-R-N-O.
Definition
- 1aparelho usado em carpintaria que faz girar a velocidade uma peça de madeira que assim é lavrada ou torneada
- 2aparelho de ferro de duas peças que apertam com força objetos a serem limados
- 3tornilho
- 4pua
- 5prego de madeira
- 6na torneira, a chave que permite abrir e fechar o passo de líquido
- 7janela com um sistema giratório na entrada de conventos de clausura que permite o passo de objetos
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: otrno,tonro,tornno,toron,torrno,ttorno
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of torno - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “torno”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-O-R-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈtoɾ.nu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “town” - see the side-by-side comparison. torno vs town
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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.