fogón

[foˈɣ̞õn]

/[foˈɣ̞õn]/ noun

The verdict

“fogón” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,924. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,924
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sitio adecuado en las cocinas para hacer fuego y guisar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fogon · fogón · Spanish

fogón · rank #41,924 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,924
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH flat

Nearest frequency peer: flat (-2 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 “fogón”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fogón” 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).

fogón vs foto
40% similar
fogón vs foro
40% similar
fogón vs food
40% similar

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

Key facts for fogón
PropertyValue
Headwordfogón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[foˈɣ̞õn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#41,924
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fogón”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).fogóncae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “flat” (#41,922), “formativa” (#41,927), “frecuentado” (#41,928). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fogón” va en #41,924. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around fogón (IPA [foˈɣ̞õn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,924 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fogón, with forms such as "ffogón", "fgoón", and "foggón". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "foto", "foro", "food", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 fogón, spelled F-O-G-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sitio adecuado en las cocinas para hacer fuego y guisar.
  2. 2
    Oído en las armas de fuego, y especialmente en los cañones, obuses, morteros, etc.
  3. 3
    En las calderas de las máquinas de vapor, lugar destinado a contener el combustible.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffogón
  • fgoón
  • foggón
  • fognó
  • fogónn
  • foógn
  • ofgón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffogón1fgoón2foggón1fognó2fogónn1foógn2ofgón2
Edit distance from "fogón"

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 "fogón"?
"fogón" is spelled F-O-G-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [foˈɣ̞õn].
What does "fogón" mean?
As a noun, "fogón" means: Sitio adecuado en las cocinas para hacer fuego y guisar.
What words are commonly confused with "fogón"?
"fogón" is commonly confused with "foto", "foro", "food". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fogón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fogón" is [foˈɣ̞õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fogón" come from?
"fogón" 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 "fogón", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list