fase
[ˈfase]
The verdict
“fase” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,293 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,293
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cada uno de los diversos aspectos que presenta un fenómeno natural o una cosa, doctrina, proceso, etc.
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 | fase |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfase] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #2,293 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fase” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for fase is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfase]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,293 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 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for fase, with forms such as "afse", "faes", and "fasse". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fe", "fue", "fax", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is fase, spelled F-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Cada uno de los diversos aspectos que presenta un fenómeno natural o una cosa, doctrina, proceso, etc.
- 2Cada una de las diversas apariencias o figuras con que se dejan ver la Luna y algunos planetas, según los ilumina el Sol.
- 3Cada una de las partes homogéneas que conforman una composición de sustancias, y que pueden estar a su vez compuestas de una o varias sustancias disueltas.
- 4Ángulo de fase.
- 5Cada uno de los conductores que presenta una diferencia de potencial alterna respecto de la tierra y con diferentes ángulos de fase entre sí.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: afse,faes,fasse,ffase,fsae
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fase - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “fase”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-A-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfase] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fe” - see the side-by-side comparison. fase vs fe
- 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.