fame

[ˈfame]

/[ˈfame]/ noun

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The verdict

“fame” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,255 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,255
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hambre.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fame · fame · Spanish

fame · rank #50,255 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,255
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fachos

Nearest frequency peer: fachos (-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 “fame”

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 “fame” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fame
PropertyValue
Headwordfame
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfame]
Letters4
Frequency rank#50,255
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “fame” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).famecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “fachos” (#50,254), “fantasmal” (#50,256), “Feijoo” (#50,257). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fame” va en #50,255. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fame is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,255 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfame]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hambre.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fame, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is fame, spelled F-A-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hambre.

Synonyms

agañugusa

Antonyms

farturafartucaduraenfastiadurallenura

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 "fame"?
"fame" is spelled F-A-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfame].
What does "fame" mean?
As a noun, "fame" means: Hambre.
How do you pronounce "fame"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fame" is [ˈfame]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fame" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

frac#50,267gent#50,280meat#50,396boro#50,109

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list