Fátima
[ˈfat̪ima]
The verdict
“Fátima” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,844. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,844
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 18,759
- “F” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hija de Mahoma. Casó con su primo Alí y tuvo tres hijos, que fueron: Hasán, Huadin y Moséin.
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 | Fátima |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈfat̪ima] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #18,844 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fátima” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Fátima (IPA [ˈfat̪ima]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #18,844 among 18,759 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fátima, with forms such as "ffátima", "ftáima", and "fáitma". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "fama", "fatiga", "fariña", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Fátima, spelled F-Á-T-I-M-A.
Definition
- 1Hija de Mahoma. Casó con su primo Alí y tuvo tres hijos, que fueron: Hasán, Huadin y Moséin.
- 2Nombre de pila de mujer.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ffátima
- ftáima
- fáitma
- fátiam
- fátimma
- fátmia
- fáttima
- áftima
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fátima - 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.
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 “Fátima”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-Á-T-I-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfat̪ima] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fama” - see the side-by-side comparison. Fátima vs fama
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.