faquir
[faˈkiɾ]
The verdict
“faquir” 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) - Ascetas (o morabitos) musulmanes sufíes que renuncian a a sus posesiones mundanas y dedican sus vidas al culto a Dios.
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Index ES-faquir · faquir · Spanish
faquir · 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 | faquir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [faˈkiɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “faquir” en español
Rare enough to double-check
faquir is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [faˈkiɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ascetas (o morabitos) musulmanes sufíes que renuncian a a sus posesiones mundanas y dedican sus vidas al culto a Dios.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for faquir in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is faquir, spelled F-A-Q-U-I-R.
Definition
- 1Ascetas (o morabitos) musulmanes sufíes que renuncian a a sus posesiones mundanas y dedican sus vidas al culto a Dios.
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.