faba
[ˈfaβ̞a]
The verdict
“faba” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Planta leguminosa (Vicia faba) originaria del suroeste de Asia, cultivada por sus semillas comestibles de gran tamaño, conocidas como habas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | faba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfaβ̞a] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “faba” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for faba is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfaβ̞a]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for faba, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is faba, spelled F-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Planta leguminosa (Vicia faba) originaria del suroeste de Asia, cultivada por sus semillas comestibles de gran tamaño, conocidas como habas.
- 2Semilla comestible de esta planta, de forma aplanada y ovalada, que se consume tanto fresca como seca y es rica en proteínas y fibra.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “faba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfaβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.