feo

[ˈfeo]

/[ˈfeo]/ adj

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The verdict

“feo” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #3,556) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#3,556
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que carece de belleza o hermosura.

Corpus desk

Index ES-feo · feo · Spanish

feo · rank #3,556 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,556
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH femenino

Nearest frequency peer: femenino (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “feo”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “feo” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

feo vs fi
33% similar
feo vs fo
67% similar
feo vs FP
0% similar

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

Key facts for feo
PropertyValue
Headwordfeo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfeo]
Letters3
Frequency rank#3,556
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “feo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.feocae 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 “femenino” (#3,555), “ficción” (#3,557), “escuchando” (#3,554). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “feo” va en #3,556. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for feo is neighbouring look-alikes ("fi", "fo", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced [ˈfeo]. Frequency #3,556 among 2,333 “F” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

No misspelling variants are generated for feo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fi", "fo", "FP", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is feo, spelled F-E-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que carece de belleza o hermosura.
  2. 2
    De aspecto inadmisible, que causa mala impresión.
  3. 3
    Que causa horror o aversión.
  4. 4
    En los juegos de naipes, carta que no da buen juego.;5: De una manera sumamente despiadada, cruel o desagradable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eso de hablar con la boca llena es feo
  2. Tú muy bien sabes que mi papá regaña bien feo

Synonyms

antiestéticobagartohorriblede mal auguriode mala educaciónindecentedesagradabledesagradablehorroroso

Antonyms

bellobonitohermosolindo

This word in other languages

ugly(English)laid(Français)feio(Português)

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 "feo"?
"feo" is spelled F-E-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfeo].
What does "feo" mean?
As an adjective, "feo" means: Que carece de belleza o hermosura.
What words are commonly confused with "feo"?
"feo" is commonly confused with "fi", "fo", "FP". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "feo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feo" is [ˈfeo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feo" come from?
"feo" 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 "feo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

xix#3,528une#3,598tía#3,660ten#3,450

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list