tostar

/tuʃ.ˈtaɾ/

//tuʃ.ˈtaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“tostar” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #95,286 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#95,286
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - queimar superficialmente

Key facts for tostar
PropertyValue
Headwordtostar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/tuʃ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#95,286
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tostar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tostar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for tostar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tuʃ.ˈtaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #95,286 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

tostar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 tostar, spelled T-O-S-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    queimar superficialmente
  2. 2
    crestar
  3. 3
    tisnar

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 "tostar"?
"tostar" is spelled T-O-S-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /tuʃ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "tostar" mean?
As a verb, "tostar" means: queimar superficialmente
How do you pronounce "tostar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tostar" is /tuʃ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tostar" come from?
"tostar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “tostar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-O-S-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /tuʃ.ˈtaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list