Fobos
[ˈfoβ̞os]
The verdict
“Fobos” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personificación del terror en la mitología griega. Era hijo de Ares y Afrodita.
Corpus desk
Index ES-fobos · Fobos · Spanish
Fobos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fobos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoβ̞os] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “Fobos” en español
Rare enough to double-check
Fobos is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈfoβ̞os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Fobos, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is Fobos, spelled F-O-B-O-S.
Definition
- 1Personificación del terror en la mitología griega. Era hijo de Ares y Afrodita.
- 2El mayor de los satélites de Marte y el más cercano al planeta.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.