fez

[ˈfes]

/[ˈfes]/ noun

The verdict

“fez” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #26,044) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#26,044
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tipo de gorro de fieltro con forma de cono truncado de cuya parte superior a menudo cuelga una borla

Corpus desk

Index ES-fez · fez · Spanish

fez · rank #26,044 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,044
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH feroces

Nearest frequency peer: feroces (-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 “fez”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “fez” 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).

fez vs fi
33% similar
fez vs fo
33% similar
fez vs FP
0% similar

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

Key facts for fez
PropertyValue
Headwordfez
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfes]
Letters3
Frequency rank#26,044
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “fez”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.fezcae 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 “feroces” (#26,043), “feligreses” (#26,042), “fiasco” (#26,046). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fez” va en #26,044. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for fez is neighbouring look-alikes ("fi", "fo", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈfes]. Frequency #26,044 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Gloss: "Tipo de gorro de fieltro con forma de cono truncado de cuya parte superior a menudo cuelga una borla".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fez, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fi", "fo", "FP", and more, 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is fez, spelled F-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tipo de gorro de fieltro con forma de cono truncado de cuya parte superior a menudo cuelga una borla

Synonyms

tarbush

This word in other languages

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 "fez"?
"fez" is spelled F-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfes].
What does "fez" mean?
As a noun, "fez" means: Tipo de gorro de fieltro con forma de cono truncado de cuya parte superior a menudo cuelga una borla
What words are commonly confused with "fez"?
"fez" 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 "fez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fez" is [ˈfes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fez" come from?
"fez" 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 "fez", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list