figura

/[fiˈɣ̞uɾa]/ noun

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Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,481

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

figura is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma exterior característica de un cuerpo, que la distingue de otro. Pronounced [fiˈɣ̞uɾa]. It ranks #1,481 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with futura and filtra.

Key facts for figura
PropertyValue
Headwordfigura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fiˈɣ̞uɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,481
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of figura in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for figura is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fiˈɣ̞uɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,481 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 24 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for figura, with forms such as "ffigura", "fgiura", and "figgura". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "futura", "filtra", "fisura", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is figura, spelled F-I-G-U-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma exterior característica de un cuerpo, que la distingue de otro.
  2. 2
    Configuración particular a cada individuo de la parte anterior de la cabeza.
  3. 3
    Aspecto global que presenta el cuerpo de las personas.
  4. 4
    Cosa material o inmaterial que trae a la imaginación o recuerda a algo o a alguien.
  5. 5
    Representación artística o técnica en dibujo, pintura o escultura, de un cuerpo animal o de persona.
  6. 6
    Representación técnica en dibujo, de un concepto matemático u otro.
  7. 7
    Cosa material o inmaterial que representa un concepto.
  8. 8
    Actor o personaje representado en una obra teatral.
  9. 9
    Representación pictórica impresa.
  10. 10
    Persona destacada.
  11. 11
    Naipe que lleva una imagen que simboliza un personaje.
  12. 12
    En algunos juegos de cartas, el naipe que simboliza el número uno o as.
  13. 13
    Expresión o contorsión voluntaria o no del rostro con la que se expresa algún sentimiento, sensación o idea.
  14. 14
    Actitud o pose del cuerpo del bailarín en cierto momento de su interpretación.
  15. 15
    Forma visual que produce un conjunto de bailarines en el curso de su actuación, o de grupos de personas en otros ámbitos, como las barras deportivas en los estadios.
  16. 16
    Pieza del juego del ajedrez y de otros juegos.
  17. 17
    Cada uno de los símbolos que se usan para las notas y silencios.
  18. 18
    El espacio encerrado entre las líneas o los planos.
  19. 19
    Objeto representado por líneas.
  20. 20
    Teorema o problema matemático representado gráficamente.
  21. 21
    Construcción gramatical que rompe con las formas habituales con fines estéticos.
  22. 22
    Estrategia, recurso, giro o forma que se aplica al lenguaje, sea a nivel de pensamiento, de pronunciación o de significado, para producir cierto efecto expresivo.
  23. 23
    Persona que se da aires de importancia y que se hace notar, sin tener gran mérito.
  24. 24
    Persona a quien no se conoce muy bien o con quien no se tiene una relación muy cercana.^([cita requerida]).

Synonyms

aparienciaformasiluetacararostroefigieimagenrepresentaciónsímboloimagenrepresentaciónsímboloestampailustraciónastrocelebridadestrellapersonajegestomuecatrebejofigura retóricafigurón

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffigura,fgiura,figgura,figrua,figuar,figurra,fiugra,ifgura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for figura

Misspelling Variants of "figura"

ffigura7fgiura6figgura7figrua6figuar6figurra7fiugra6ifgura6
Misspelling Variants of "figura"

Frequency rank: #1,481 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "figura"?
"figura" is spelled F-I-G-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [fiˈɣ̞uɾa].
What does "figura" mean?
As a noun, "figura" means: Forma exterior característica de un cuerpo, que la distingue de otro.
What words are commonly confused with "figura"?
"figura" is commonly confused with "futura", "filtra", "fisura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "figura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "figura" is [fiˈɣ̞uɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "figura" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.