fatiga

/[faˈt̪iɣ̞a]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,467

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

fatiga is aSpanishnoun. It means: Sensación física o mental de incapacidad o dificultad para poder continuar con un trabajo o actividad que ya se ha prolongado bastante. Pronounced [faˈt̪iɣ̞a]. Often confused with Fátima and fariña.

Key facts for fatiga
PropertyValue
Headwordfatiga
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[faˈt̪iɣ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,467
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of fatiga in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for fatiga is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [faˈt̪iɣ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,467 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for fatiga, with forms such as "aftiga", "faitga", and "fatgia". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Fátima", "fariña", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is fatiga, spelled F-A-T-I-G-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sensación física o mental de incapacidad o dificultad para poder continuar con un trabajo o actividad que ya se ha prolongado bastante.
  2. 2
    Estado físico en el que la respiración se hace agitada y difícil.
  3. 3
    Sensación desagradable que lleva al vómito.
  4. 4
    Dificultades, penas y sinsabores que acompañan la existencia de una persona.
  5. 5
    Pérdida de resistencia debida al uso prolongado de un material.
  6. 6
    Sensación de debilidad por falta de comida; hambre.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aftiga,faitga,fatgia,fatiag,fatigga,fattiga,ffatiga,ftaiga

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fatiga

Misspelling Variants of "fatiga"

aftiga6faitga6fatgia6fatiag6fatigga7fattiga7ffatiga7ftaiga6
Misspelling Variants of "fatiga"

Frequency rank: #13,467 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fatiga"?
"fatiga" is spelled F-A-T-I-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [faˈt̪iɣ̞a].
What does "fatiga" mean?
As a noun, "fatiga" means: Sensación física o mental de incapacidad o dificultad para poder continuar con un trabajo o actividad que ya se ha prolongado bastante.
What words are commonly confused with "fatiga"?
"fatiga" is commonly confused with "Fátima", "fariña". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fatiga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fatiga" is [faˈt̪iɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fatiga" come from?
"fatiga" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.