fantasma
[fãn̪ˈt̪asma]
The verdict
“fantasma” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,619 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,619
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Visión irreal producto de la imaginación o el engaño de los sentidos.
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 | fantasma |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fãn̪ˈt̪asma] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #5,619 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fantasma” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for fantasma is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fãn̪ˈt̪asma]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,619 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for fantasma, with forms such as "afntasma", "fanatsma", and "fanntasma". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "fantasy", "fantasmas", "fantasía", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is fantasma, spelled F-A-N-T-A-S-M-A.
Definition
- 1Visión irreal producto de la imaginación o el engaño de los sentidos.
- 2En particular, imagen de un muerto que aparece incorpóreamente ante los vivos.
- 3Por extensión, persona o imagen que recuerda a un fantasma₂ para asustar. Se presenta envuelto en una sábana blanca y es típico de los cuentos infantiles de terror y de festividades como Halloween.
- 4Imagen sensible que se registra en la mente.
- 5Figuradamente, imagen de algo que se teme o desprecia.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: afntasma,fanatsma,fanntasma,fantamsa,fantasam,fantasmma,fantassma,fantsama,fanttasma,fatnasma,ffantasma,fnatasma
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fantasma - 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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Using “fantasma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-A-N-T-A-S-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fãn̪ˈt̪asma] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fantasy” - see the side-by-side comparison. fantasma vs fantasy
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.