fama
[ˈfama]
The verdict
“fama” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,181. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,181
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Opinión pública que la gente tiene de una persona.
Corpus desk
Index ES-fama · fama · Spanish
fama · rank #3,181 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,181
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH estadounidens…
Nearest frequency peer: estadounidenses (-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 “fama”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- espejo
espejo
96,823 corpus weight
- esperan
esperan
96,822 corpus weight
- estadounide…
estadounidenses
96,821 corpus weight
- fama
fama
96,820 corpus weight
- formado
formado
96,819 corpus weight
- fría
fría
96,818 corpus weight
What this shows “fama” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fama |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfama] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #3,181 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fama”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around fama (IPA [ˈfama]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,181 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for fama, with forms such as "afma", "faam", and "famma". 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, "fan", "fea", "FMI", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is fama, spelled F-A-M-A.
Definition
- 1Opinión pública que la gente tiene de una persona.
- 2Opinión común de la excelencia de algún sujeto en su profesión o arte.
- 3Noticia de una cosa.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fama appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bien les pareció, a los que escuchado habían, la canción de Grisóstomo, puesto que el que la leyó dijo que no le parecía que conformaba con la relación que él había oído del recato y bondad de Marcela, porque en ella se quejaba Grisóstomo de celos, sospechas y de ausencia, todo en perjuicio del buen crédito y buena fama de Marcela.?.
¡Oh , querido Ájax! ¡Oh, motivo luminoso de fraternal alegría! ¿Es verdad que te has ido como la fama pregona
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- afma
- faam
- famma
- ffama
- fmaa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fama - 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.
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.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).