figurar

/[fiɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,836

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

figurar is aSpanishverb. It means: Disponer, delinear y formar la figura de una cosa. Pronounced [fiɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]. Often confused with fisura and figure.

Key facts for figurar
PropertyValue
Headwordfigurar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fiɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,836
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for figurar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fiɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,836 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for figurar, with forms such as "ffigurar", "fgiurar", and "figgurar". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "fisura", "figure", "filtrar", 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 figurar, spelled F-I-G-U-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Disponer, delinear y formar la figura de una cosa.
  2. 2
    Aparentar, suponer, fingir.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffigurar,fgiurar,figgurar,figruar,figuarr,figurarr,figurrar,fiugrar,ifgurar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for figurar

Misspelling Variants of "figurar"

ffigurar8fgiurar7figgurar8figruar7figuarr7figurarr8figurrar8fiugrar7
Misspelling Variants of "figurar"

Frequency rank: #18,836 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "figurar"?
"figurar" is spelled F-I-G-U-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fiɣ̞uˈɾaɾ].
What does "figurar" mean?
As a verb, "figurar" means: Disponer, delinear y formar la figura de una cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "figurar"?
"figurar" is commonly confused with "fisura", "figure", "filtrar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "figurar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "figurar" is [fiɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "figurar" come from?
"figurar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.