fofo
[ˈfofo]
The verdict
“fofo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,282 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,282
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Blando, esponjoso y de poca solidez o consistencia. Se aplica generalmente a cosas que ceden fácilmente al tacto, volviendo a tomar su forma natural una vez cedida la presión. Carnes fofas, pelota ...
Corpus desk
Index ES-fofo · fofo · Spanish
fofo · rank #70,282 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,282
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH folklóricos
Nearest frequency peer: folklóricos (+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 “fofo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- Ferrand
Ferrand
29,721 corpus weight
- fofo
fofo
29,719 corpus weight
- folklóricos
folklóricos
29,718 corpus weight
- fonógrafo
fonógrafo
29,716 corpus weight
- formalizada
formalizada
29,715 corpus weight
- francófonos
francófonos
29,714 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “fofo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fofo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfofo] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #70,282 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “fofo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
fofo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,282 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfofo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Blando, esponjoso y de poca solidez o consistencia. Se aplica generalmente a cosas que ceden fácilmente al tacto, volviendo a tomar su forma natural una vez cedida la presión. Carnes fofas, pelota ...".
Zero misspellings are on record for fofo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is fofo, spelled F-O-F-O.
Definition
- 1Blando, esponjoso y de poca solidez o consistencia. Se aplica generalmente a cosas que ceden fácilmente al tacto, volviendo a tomar su forma natural una vez cedida la presión. Carnes fofas, pelota fofa.
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.
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