farsa

[ˈfaɾsa]

/[ˈfaɾsa]/ noun

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The verdict

“farsa” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,822. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,822
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comedia bufa y chabacana. Pieza dramática breve. :*Sinónimo: sátira

Corpus desk

Index ES-farsa · farsa · Spanish

farsa · rank #9,822 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,822
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fantástica

Nearest frequency peer: fantástica (-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 “farsa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “farsa” 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).

farsa vs fra
60% similar
farsa vs fas
60% similar
farsa vs fase
60% similar

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

Key facts for farsa
PropertyValue
Headwordfarsa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaɾsa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,822
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “farsa”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “fantástica” (#9,821), “fascismo” (#9,823), “fallado” (#9,820). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “farsa” va en #9,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around farsa (IPA [ˈfaɾsa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,822 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for farsa, with forms such as "afrsa", "faras", and "farrsa". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fra", "fas", "fase", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is farsa, spelled F-A-R-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comedia bufa y chabacana. Pieza dramática breve. :*Sinónimo: sátira
  2. 2
    Enredo con el propósito de engañar a alguien. :*Sinónimos: artimaña, engaño, trampa
  3. 3
    Género operístico bufonesco, difundido entre la última década del siglo XVIII y las primeras del siglo XIX, principalmente en Venecia y Nápoles (Italia).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how farsa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La farsa de Maese Pathelín

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afrsa
  • faras
  • farrsa
  • farssa
  • fasra
  • ffarsa
  • frasa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of farsa - 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.

afrsa2faras2farrsa1farssa1fasra2ffarsa1frasa2
Edit distance from "farsa"

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 "farsa"?
"farsa" is spelled F-A-R-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaɾsa].
What does "farsa" mean?
As a noun, "farsa" means: Comedia bufa y chabacana. Pieza dramática breve. :*Sinónimo: sátira
What words are commonly confused with "farsa"?
"farsa" is commonly confused with "fra", "fas", "fase". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "farsa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "farsa" is [ˈfaɾsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "farsa" come from?
"farsa" 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 "farsa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

lápiz7 variantsclavo7 variantsPonce7 variantsradar7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list