facón
[faˈkõn]
The verdict
“facón” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Puñal grande con cabo de plata generalmente y una S en la empuñadura, que usa el paisano para el trabajo y como terrible arma de pelea por la destreza con que lo maneja.
Corpus desk
Index ES-facon · facón · Spanish
facón · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | facón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [faˈkõn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “facón” en español
Rare enough to double-check
facón is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [faˈkõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Puñal grande con cabo de plata generalmente y una S en la empuñadura, que usa el paisano para el trabajo y como terrible arma de pelea por la destreza con que lo maneja.".
No misspelling variants are generated for facón in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is facón, spelled F-A-C-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Puñal grande con cabo de plata generalmente y una S en la empuñadura, que usa el paisano para el trabajo y como terrible arma de pelea por la destreza con que lo maneja.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how facón appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Y pasa uno en su desvelo Sin más amparo que el cielo Ni otro amigo que el facón.
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.