figuren

[fiˈɣ̞uɾẽn]

/[fiˈɣ̞uɾẽn]/ verb

The verdict

“figuren” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,231 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,231
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de figurar o de figurarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-figuren · figuren · Spanish

figuren · rank #54,231 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,231
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fabricaban

Nearest frequency peer: fabricaban (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “figuren”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “figuren” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for figuren
PropertyValue
Headwordfiguren
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fiˈɣ̞uɾẽn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,231
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “figuren” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.figurencae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “fabricaban” (#54,230), “flashean” (#54,232), “Fabiana” (#54,229). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “figuren” va en #54,231. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

figuren is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,231 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fiˈɣ̞uɾẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for figuren in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is figuren, spelled F-I-G-U-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de figurar o de figurarse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de figurar o del imperativo negativo de figurarse.

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 "figuren"?
"figuren" is spelled F-I-G-U-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fiˈɣ̞uɾẽn].
What does "figuren" mean?
As a verb, "figuren" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de figurar o de figurarse.
How do you pronounce "figuren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "figuren" is [fiˈɣ̞uɾẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "figuren" come from?
"figuren" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list