faringe

[faˈɾĩŋxe]

/[faˈɾĩŋxe]/ noun

The verdict

“faringe” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,941 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,941
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tubo muscular, recubierto de una mucosa que atrapa las partículas que llegan desde la nariz, situado a continuación de la boca. Comunica con las fosas nasales, la laringe, la trompa de Eustaquio y ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-faringe · faringe · Spanish

faringe · rank #66,941 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,941
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fanfarrón

Nearest frequency peer: fanfarrón (-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 “faringe”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for faringe
PropertyValue
Headwordfaringe
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[faˈɾĩŋxe]
Letters7
Frequency rank#66,941
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “faringe” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).faringecae 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: “fanfarrón” (#66,940), “fatigado” (#66,942), “fanfarria” (#66,939). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “faringe” va en #66,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

faringe is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,941 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [faˈɾĩŋxe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tubo muscular, recubierto de una mucosa que atrapa las partículas que llegan desde la nariz, situado a continuación de la boca. Comunica con las fosas nasales, la laringe, la trompa de Eustaquio y ...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for faringe, 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, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 faringe, spelled F-A-R-I-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tubo muscular, recubierto de una mucosa que atrapa las partículas que llegan desde la nariz, situado a continuación de la boca. Comunica con las fosas nasales, la laringe, la trompa de Eustaquio y el esófago. Se divide en nasofaringe o rinofaringe, orofaringe y laringofaringe.

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); 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 "faringe"?
"faringe" is spelled F-A-R-I-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [faˈɾĩŋxe].
What does "faringe" mean?
As a noun, "faringe" means: Tubo muscular, recubierto de una mucosa que atrapa las partículas que llegan desde la nariz, situado a continuación de la boca. Comunica con las fosas nasales, la laringe, la trompa de Eustaquio y ...
How do you pronounce "faringe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faringe" is [faˈɾĩŋxe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faringe" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list