fake

/feɪk/

//feɪk// noun

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The verdict

“fake” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,618. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,618
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Algo que no es genuino, o es presentado fraudulentamente; falsificación; farsante.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fake · fake · Spanish

fake · rank #15,618 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,618
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH extremistas

Nearest frequency peer: extremistas (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “fake”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “fake” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

fake vs fe
50% similar
fake vs fue
50% similar
fake vs fan
50% similar

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

Key facts for fake
PropertyValue
Headwordfake
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/feɪk/
Letters4
Frequency rank#15,618
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fake”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.fakecae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “extremistas” (#15,617), “fausto” (#15,619), “extraterrestres” (#15,616). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fake” va en #15,618. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around fake (IPA /feɪk/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,618 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for fake, with forms such as "afke", "faek", and "fakke". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fe", "fue", "fan", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 fake, spelled F-A-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Algo que no es genuino, o es presentado fraudulentamente; falsificación; farsante.
  2. 2
    Un movimiento destinado a engañar a un jugador contrario, usado para ganar ventaja, por ejemplo, cuando se sortea un oponente; finta, regate.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how fake appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I suspect this passport is a fake
  2. He is a fake

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afke
  • faek
  • fakke
  • ffake
  • fkae

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fake - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

afke2faek2fakke1ffake1fkae2
Edit distance from "fake"

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 "fake"?
"fake" is spelled F-A-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is /feɪk/.
What does "fake" mean?
As a noun, "fake" means: Algo que no es genuino, o es presentado fraudulentamente; falsificación; farsante.
What words are commonly confused with "fake"?
"fake" is commonly confused with "fe", "fue", "fan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fake"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fake" is /feɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fake" come from?
"fake" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lego#15,655loro#15,658oler#15,675bull#15,555

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Montt5 variantscloro5 variantsaxel5 variantsrima5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list