fámula
[ˈfamula]
The verdict
“fámula” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sirvienta. El diccionario RAE también recoge fámulo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-famula · fámula · Spanish
fámula · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | fámula |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfamula] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “fámula” en español
Rare enough to double-check
fámula is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfamula]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sirvienta. El diccionario RAE también recoge fámulo.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for fámula in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is fámula, spelled F-Á-M-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1Sirvienta. El diccionario RAE también recoge fámulo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fámula appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Llegó la fámula, Silvia, muy temprano a la casa de su patrón, intentando cohonestar su alegría y su tristeza —ya que hacía poco que perdió a un ser querido —y mostrar un aspecto lo más lozano posible para así no preocupar a sus patrones, a los cuales apreciaba mucho.
This word in other languages
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.