fábula

[ˈfaβ̞ula]

/[ˈfaβ̞ula]/ noun

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The verdict

“fábula” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,162. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,162
frequency rank, Spanish
18,759
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rumor, hablilla.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fábula vs falla
50% similar
fábula vs fauna
50% similar
fábula vs favela
50% similar

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

Key facts for fábula
PropertyValue
Headwordfábula
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaβ̞ula]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,162
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fábula” sits in Spanish 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). fábula lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around fábula (IPA [ˈfaβ̞ula]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,162 among 18,759 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for fábula, with forms such as "fbáula", "ffábula", and "fábbula". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "falla", "fauna", "favela", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is fábula, spelled F-Á-B-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rumor, hablilla.
  2. 2
    Relación falsa, mentirosa, de pura invención, destituída de todo fundamento.
  3. 3
    Ficción artificiosa con que se encubre o disimula una verdad.
  4. 4
    Obra en que se narra un suceso o se representa una acción inventados para deleitar.
  5. 5
    Composición literaria, generalmente en verso, en que por medio de una ficción alegórica y de la representación de personas humanas y de personificaciones de seres irracionales, inanimados o abstractos, se da una enseñanza útil o moral.
  6. 6
    En los poémas épico y dramático y en cualquier otro análogo, serie y contexto de los incidentes de que se compone la acción, y de los medios por que se desarrolla.
  7. 7
    Mitología, cualquiera de las ficciones de la mitología.
  8. 8
    Objeto de murmuración irrisoria o despreciativa.
  9. 9
    Serie de dibujos animados proyectados en cine o transmitidos por televisión, ya sea cartoon, comic o anime.

This word in other languages

fable(English)fábula(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fbáula
  • ffábula
  • fábbula
  • fáblua
  • fábual
  • fábulla
  • fáubla
  • fávula
  • áfbula

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fábula - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

fbáula2ffábula1fábbula1fáblua2fábual2fábulla1fáubla2fávula1
Edit distance from "fábula"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fábula"?
"fábula" is spelled F-Á-B-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaβ̞ula].
What does "fábula" mean?
As a noun, "fábula" means: Rumor, hablilla.
What words are commonly confused with "fábula"?
"fábula" is commonly confused with "falla", "fauna", "favela". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fábula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fábula" is [ˈfaβ̞ula]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fábula" come from?
"fábula" is a Spanish 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 “fábula”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is F-Á-B-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfaβ̞ula] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “falla” - see the side-by-side comparison. fábula vs falla
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

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