fingir

[fĩŋˈxiɾ]

/[fĩŋˈxiɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“fingir” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,825. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,825
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Producir deliberadamente la impresión de que se es o se siente algo sin ser ese el caso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fingir · fingir · Spanish

fingir · rank #9,825 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,825
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH felicito

Nearest frequency peer: felicito (-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 “fingir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fingir” 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).

fingir vs fundir
67% similar
fingir vs finge
67% similar
fingir vs fingió
83% similar

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

Key facts for fingir
PropertyValue
Headwordfingir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fĩŋˈxiɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,825
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fingir”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.fingircae 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 “felicito” (#9,824), “forzar” (#9,826), “fascismo” (#9,823). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fingir” va en #9,825. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around fingir (IPA [fĩŋˈxiɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,825 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 fingir, with forms such as "ffingir", "fignir", and "finggir". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "fundir", "finge", "fingió", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is fingir, spelled F-I-N-G-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Producir deliberadamente la impresión de que se es o se siente algo sin ser ese el caso.
  2. 2
    Producir artificialmente una ilusión verosímil.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. una muger harto buena y casta, pero en fin muger, empeçó de rogar a su marido con halagos y blanduras que le dixesse aquel secreto, prometiéndole quasi llorando y con juramento que ella no lo descubriría, quexándose también de quán poco se fían los maridos de sus mugeres. Exemplo de la parlería de las mugeres. Entonces el varón romano, por reprehender la…
  2. San Agustín en diversas partes muestra favorecer la opinion que dize q no fue verdadero Samuel, sino demonio que le fingía ser el el que habló con Saul, y afirma esto vn decreto.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffingir
  • fignir
  • finggir
  • fingirr
  • fingri
  • finigr
  • finngir
  • fnigir
  • ifngir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffingir1fignir2finggir1fingirr1fingri2finigr2finngir1fnigir2
Edit distance from "fingir"

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 "fingir"?
"fingir" is spelled F-I-N-G-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fĩŋˈxiɾ].
What does "fingir" mean?
As a verb, "fingir" means: Producir deliberadamente la impresión de que se es o se siente algo sin ser ese el caso.
What words are commonly confused with "fingir"?
"fingir" is commonly confused with "fundir", "finge", "fingió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fingir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fingir" is [fĩŋˈxiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fingir" come from?
"fingir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list