fanega
[faˈneɣ̞a]
The verdict
“fanega” 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) - Medida de volumen tradicional de España, para granos, legumbres y otros áridos, equivalente a 55,5 litros o doce celemines en Castilla (varía por región).
Corpus desk
Index ES-fanega · fanega · Spanish
fanega · 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 | fanega |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [faˈneɣ̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “fanega” en español
Rare enough to double-check
fanega is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [faˈneɣ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
fanega doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is fanega, spelled F-A-N-E-G-A.
Definition
- 1Medida de volumen tradicional de España, para granos, legumbres y otros áridos, equivalente a 55,5 litros o doce celemines en Castilla (varía por región).
- 2Cantidad de granos o áridos que cabe en una fanega₁.
- 3Cantidad equivalente a 20 cajuelas de cerezas de café, cada una de unos 12,9 kilogramos, para un peso total de 258 kilos, produciendo un saco de aproximadamente 46 kg de café oro (seco, listo para la exportación).
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.