tortura
/tuɾ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/
The verdict
“tortura” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #5,361 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,361
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tratamento que se dá a um ser humano baseado em provocar dor, para se obter alguma atitude, ou para punição
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 | tortura |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tuɾ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #5,361 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tortura” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for tortura is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tuɾ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,361 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tortura, with forms such as "otrtura", "torrtura", and "tortrua". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "torturar", "torturado", "torta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is tortura, spelled T-O-R-T-U-R-A.
Definition
- 1tratamento que se dá a um ser humano baseado em provocar dor, para se obter alguma atitude, ou para punição
- 2estado de uma coisa torcida, torção
- 3injustiça, ato contra a lei ou o direito
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: otrtura,torrtura,tortrua,torttura,tortuar,torturra,torutra,totrura,trotura,ttortura
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tortura - 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 “tortura”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-O-R-T-U-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tuɾ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “torturar” - see the side-by-side comparison. tortura vs torturar
- 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.