fármaco

[ˈfaɾmako]

/[ˈfaɾmako]/ noun

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The verdict

“fármaco” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,693. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,693
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sustancia con una actividad sobre los seres vivos que puede hacerla adecuada para ser utilizada como principio activo de un medicamento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-farmaco · fármaco · Spanish

fármaco · rank #20,693 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,693
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fundaron

Nearest frequency peer: fundaron (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “fármaco”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “fármaco” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fármaco vs formato
71% similar
fármaco vs formado
71% similar
fármaco vs firmado
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fármaco
PropertyValue
Headwordfármaco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaɾmako]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,693
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fármaco”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).fármacocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “fundaron” (#20,692), “ganadera” (#20,694), “frescura” (#20,691). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fármaco” va en #20,693. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around fármaco (IPA [ˈfaɾmako]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,693 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fármaco, with forms such as "ffármaco", "frámaco", and "fámraco". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "formato", "formado", "firmado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is fármaco, spelled F-Á-R-M-A-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sustancia con una actividad sobre los seres vivos que puede hacerla adecuada para ser utilizada como principio activo de un medicamento.
  2. 2
    Medicamento.

This word in other languages

Medikament(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffármaco
  • frámaco
  • fámraco
  • fáramco
  • fármacco
  • fármaoc
  • fármcao
  • fármmaco
  • fárrmaco
  • áfrmaco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fármaco - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffármaco1frámaco2fámraco2fáramco2fármacco1fármaoc2fármcao2fármmaco1
Edit distance from "fármaco"

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 "fármaco"?
"fármaco" is spelled F-Á-R-M-A-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaɾmako].
What does "fármaco" mean?
As a noun, "fármaco" means: Sustancia con una actividad sobre los seres vivos que puede hacerla adecuada para ser utilizada como principio activo de un medicamento.
What words are commonly confused with "fármaco"?
"fármaco" is commonly confused with "formato", "formado", "firmado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fármaco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fármaco" is [ˈfaɾmako]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fármaco" come from?
"fármaco" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list