fecha

[ˈfet͡ʃa]

/[ˈfet͡ʃa]/ noun

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The verdict

“fecha” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #658. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#658
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Especificación de un día dentro de un calendario, tipicamente una fecha determina el año, el mes y el día dentro del mes.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fecha · fecha · Spanish

fecha · rank #658 · 7 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #658
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH Europa

Nearest frequency peer: Europa (-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 “fecha”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fecha” 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).

fecha vs foca
60% similar
fecha vs feria
60% similar
fecha vs ficha
80% similar

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

Key facts for fecha
PropertyValue
Headwordfecha
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfet͡ʃa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#658
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fecha”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Europa” (#657), “feliz” (#659), “duda” (#656). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fecha” va en #658. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around fecha (IPA [ˈfet͡ʃa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #658 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Especificación de un día dentro de un calendario, tipicamente una fecha determina el año, el mes y el día dentro del mes.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fecha, with forms such as "efcha", "fceha", and "fecah". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "foca", "feria", "ficha", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is fecha, spelled F-E-C-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Especificación de un día dentro de un calendario, tipicamente una fecha determina el año, el mes y el día dentro del mes.

This word in other languages

date(English)date(Français)Datum(Deutsch)data(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efcha
  • fceha
  • fecah
  • feccha
  • fechha
  • fehca
  • ffecha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fecha - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

efcha2fceha2fecah2feccha1fechha1fehca2ffecha1
Edit distance from "fecha"

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 "fecha"?
"fecha" is spelled F-E-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfet͡ʃa].
What does "fecha" mean?
As a noun, "fecha" means: Especificación de un día dentro de un calendario, tipicamente una fecha determina el año, el mes y el día dentro del mes.
What words are commonly confused with "fecha"?
"fecha" is commonly confused with "foca", "feria", "ficha". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fecha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fecha" is [ˈfet͡ʃa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fecha" come from?
"fecha" 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 "fecha", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

feliz#659causa#653valor#650civil#669

Similar misspelling depth

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

Europa7 variantsplaza7 variantslocal7 variantsviaje7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list