torno

/ˈtoɾ.nu/

//ˈtoɾ.nu// noun

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The verdict

“torno” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,513. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,513
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aparelho usado em carpintaria que faz girar a velocidade uma peça de madeira que assim é lavrada ou torneada

Corpus desk

Index PT-torno · torno · Portuguese

torno · rank #1,513 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,513
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH viva

Nearest frequency peer: viva (+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 “torno”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “torno” 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).

torno vs town
60% similar
torno vs turn
60% similar
torno vs toro
80% similar

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

Key facts for torno
PropertyValue
Headwordtorno
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtoɾ.nu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,513
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “torno”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).tornocai 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 “viva” (#1,516), “responder” (#1,509), “vá” (#1,517). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “torno” fica em #1,513. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around torno (IPA /ˈtoɾ.nu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,513 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    aparelho usado em carpintaria que faz girar a velocidade uma peça de madeira que assim é lavrada ou torneada
  2. 2
    aparelho de ferro de duas peças que apertam com força objetos a serem limados
  3. 3
    tornilho
  4. 4
    pua
  5. 5
    prego de madeira
  6. 6
    na torneira, a chave que permite abrir e fechar o passo de líquido
  7. 7
    janela 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.

otrno2tonro2tornno1toron2torrno1ttorno1
Edit distance from "torno"

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 "torno"?
"torno" is spelled T-O-R-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtoɾ.nu/.
What does "torno" mean?
As a noun, "torno" means: aparelho usado em carpintaria que faz girar a velocidade uma peça de madeira que assim é lavrada ou torneada
What words are commonly confused with "torno"?
"torno" is commonly confused with "town", "turn", "toro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "torno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "torno" is /ˈtoɾ.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "torno" come from?
"torno" 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 "torno", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Link6 variantsperda6 variantsdança6 variantsterça6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list