fonda

Name: fonda, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈfõn̪d̪a]

/[ˈfõn̪d̪a]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“fonda” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,506. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,506
frequency rank, Spanish: 2,333
“F” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Establecimiento comercial antiguo o modesto destinado al hospedaje de viajeros y el expendio de bebida y comida para consumir en las propias instalaciones.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fonda · fonda · Spanish

fonda · rank #24,506 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #24,506
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 2,333
PHOTO-FINISH fascinado

Nearest frequency peer: fascinado (-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.

exigían

75,498
fascinado

75,496
fonda

75,495
FP

75,494
fracasa

75,493
french

75,492

What this shows “fonda” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fonda vs ford

60% similar

fonda vs fosa

60% similar

fonda vs food

60% similar

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

Key facts for fonda
Property	Value
Headword	fonda
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈfõn̪d̪a]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#24,506
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fonda”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).fondacae aquí:

#24,506

#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 “fascinado” (#24,505), “FP” (#24,507), “fracasa” (#24,508). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fonda” va en #24,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around fonda (IPA [ˈfõn̪d̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,506 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fonda, with forms such as "ffonda", "fnoda", and "fodna". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ford", "fosa", "food", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is fonda, spelled F-O-N-D-A.

Definition

1
Establecimiento comercial antiguo o modesto destinado al hospedaje de viajeros y el expendio de bebida y comida para consumir en las propias instalaciones.
2
Restaurante modesto que ofrece comida sencilla.
3
Dependencias destinadas a la preparación y servicio de comida en un buque mercante.
4
Establecimiento provisorio que expende bebida y comida durante las fiestas populares.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ffonda
fnoda
fodna
fonad
fondda
fonnda
ofnda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "fonda"

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 "fonda"?

"fonda" is spelled F-O-N-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfõn̪d̪a].

What does "fonda" mean?

As a noun, "fonda" means: Establecimiento comercial antiguo o modesto destinado al hospedaje de viajeros y el expendio de bebida y comida para consumir en las propias instalaciones.

What words are commonly confused with "fonda"?

"fonda" is commonly confused with "ford", "fosa", "food". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "fonda"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fonda" is [ˈfõn̪d̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "fonda" come from?

"fonda" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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