fiebre

[ˈfjeβ̞ɾe]

/[ˈfjeβ̞ɾe]/ noun

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The verdict

“fiebre” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,602. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,602
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fenómeno patológico que ordinariamente se manifiesta por elevación de la temperatura normal del cuerpo y frecuencia del pulso y la respiración.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fiebre · fiebre · Spanish

fiebre · rank #4,602 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,602
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fan

Nearest frequency peer: fan (-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 “fiebre”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fiebre” 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).

fiebre vs fire
67% similar
fiebre vs fuere
67% similar
fiebre vs fiera
67% similar

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

Key facts for fiebre
PropertyValue
Headwordfiebre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfjeβ̞ɾe]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,602
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fiebre”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).fiebrecae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “fan” (#4,601), “fiscalía” (#4,603), “existía” (#4,600). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fiebre” va en #4,602. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around fiebre (IPA [ˈfjeβ̞ɾe]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,602 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for fiebre, with forms such as "feibre", "ffiebre", and "fibere". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "fire", "fuere", "fiera", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 fiebre, spelled F-I-E-B-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fenómeno patológico que ordinariamente se manifiesta por elevación de la temperatura normal del cuerpo y frecuencia del pulso y la respiración.
  2. 2
    Viva y ardorosa agitación producida por una causa moral.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. «Me dolía la cabeza y tenía el muslo hinchado y paralizado, la frente abrasada por la fiebre, sentía escalofríos, sudor, náusea y sed».
  2. «Me enteré de sus amantes y concubinas en medio de la fiebre ardiente de su embriaguez permanente y con toda la rabia del corazón, supe quienes eran y con toda la rabia de la vida acumulada, me tocó seguir siendo amiga de algunas y estamparle besos falsos en sus mejillas traicioneras el día de sus cumpleaños».

Synonyms

calenturahipertermiapirexiaánimoardorentusiasmoexcitaciónlocurapasión

Antonyms

calmapaztranquilidad

This word in other languages

fever(English)fièvre(Français)Fieber(Deutsch)febre(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • feibre
  • ffiebre
  • fibere
  • fiebbre
  • fieber
  • fiebrre
  • fierbe
  • fievre
  • ifebre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

feibre2ffiebre1fibere2fiebbre1fieber2fiebrre1fierbe2fievre1
Edit distance from "fiebre"

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 "fiebre"?
"fiebre" is spelled F-I-E-B-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfjeβ̞ɾe].
What does "fiebre" mean?
As a noun, "fiebre" means: Fenómeno patológico que ordinariamente se manifiesta por elevación de la temperatura normal del cuerpo y frecuencia del pulso y la respiración.
What words are commonly confused with "fiebre"?
"fiebre" is commonly confused with "fire", "fuere", "fiera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fiebre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fiebre" is [ˈfjeβ̞ɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fiebre" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fiebre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

eficaz#4,597griego#4,607huesos#4,610cobrar#4,583

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

existía9 variantscomedia9 variantscarbón9 variantslogros9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list