faisán

[fajˈsãn]

/[fajˈsãn]/ noun

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The verdict

“faisán” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,589 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,589
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Phasianus colchicus) Especie de ave galliforme de la familia Phasianidae originaria de Asia, pero que ha sido introducida en diversas partes del mundo por su interés cinegético. Tiene un colorido ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-faisan · faisán · Spanish

faisán · rank #55,589 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,589
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fabricamos

Nearest frequency peer: fabricamos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “faisán”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “faisán” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for faisán
PropertyValue
Headwordfaisán
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fajˈsãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,589
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “faisán” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.faisáncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “fabricamos” (#55,588), “fandango” (#55,590), “expression” (#55,587). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “faisán” va en #55,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

faisán is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,589 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fajˈsãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for faisán, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is faisán, spelled F-A-I-S-Á-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Phasianus colchicus) Especie de ave galliforme de la familia Phasianidae originaria de Asia, pero que ha sido introducida en diversas partes del mundo por su interés cinegético. Tiene un colorido penacho y una larga cola.
  2. 2
    (Tetrao urogallus) Ave galliforme de la familia Phasianidae que habita los bosques de coníferas eurasiáticos. Mide unos 80cm de longitud, tiene las patas emplumadas y una coloración general que va del gris muy oscuro al pardo oscuro, con reflejos verdes metálicos en las plumas del pecho.
  3. 3
    Cierta seta comestible que crece en los jarales de Córdoba y Sevilla.

Synonyms

urogallo

This word in other languages

pheasant(English)faisan(Français)Fasan(Deutsch)faisão(Português)

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 "faisán"?
"faisán" is spelled F-A-I-S-Á-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fajˈsãn].
What does "faisán" mean?
As a noun, "faisán" means: (Phasianus colchicus) Especie de ave galliforme de la familia Phasianidae originaria de Asia, pero que ha sido introducida en diversas partes del mundo por su interés cinegético. Tiene un colorido ...
How do you pronounce "faisán"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faisán" is [fajˈsãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faisán" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "faisán", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fandom#55,591fender#55,596frutal#55,611embate#55,558

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list