feto

[ˈfet̪o]

/[ˈfet̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“feto” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,700. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,700
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Organismo vertebrado vivíparo, en su desarrollo intrauterino, que ya ha pasado por la etapa de embrión pero que aun no ha nacido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-feto · feto · Spanish

feto · rank #13,700 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,700
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fertilidad

Nearest frequency peer: fertilidad (-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 “feto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “feto” 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).

feto vs fo
50% similar
feto vs fit
50% similar
feto vs fez
50% similar

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

Key facts for feto
PropertyValue
Headwordfeto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfet̪o]
Letters4
Frequency rank#13,700
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “feto”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.fetocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “fertilidad” (#13,699), “fluye” (#13,701), “fax” (#13,698). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “feto” va en #13,700. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around feto (IPA [ˈfet̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,700 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Organismo vertebrado vivíparo, en su desarrollo intrauterino, que ya ha pasado por la etapa de embrión pero que aun no ha nacido.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for feto, with forms such as "efto", "feot", and "fetto". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fo", "fit", "fez", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is feto, spelled F-E-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Organismo vertebrado vivíparo, en su desarrollo intrauterino, que ya ha pasado por la etapa de embrión pero que aun no ha nacido.

This word in other languages

fœtus(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efto
  • feot
  • fetto
  • ffeto
  • fteo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of feto - 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.

efto2feot2fetto1ffeto1fteo2
Edit distance from "feto"

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 "feto"?
"feto" is spelled F-E-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfet̪o].
What does "feto" mean?
As a noun, "feto" means: Organismo vertebrado vivíparo, en su desarrollo intrauterino, que ya ha pasado por la etapa de embrión pero que aun no ha nacido.
What words are commonly confused with "feto"?
"feto" is commonly confused with "fo", "fit", "fez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "feto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feto" is [ˈfet̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feto" come from?
"feto" 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 "feto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hard#13,712Kiev#13,730over#13,756rito#13,786

Similar misspelling depth

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

podio5 variantstrue5 variantsyeah5 variantsvena5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list