fondue
[fõn̪ˈd̪ju]
The verdict
“fondue” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,903 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,903
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manjar típico de la cocina suiza, en que pequeños trozos de alimento se rebañan en una caquelón de queso fundido.
Corpus desk
Index ES-fondue · fondue · Spanish
fondue · rank #89,903 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,903
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH flácida
Nearest frequency peer: flácida (-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 “fondue”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- Figuerola
Figuerola
10,104 corpus weight
- finanza
finanza
10,102 corpus weight
- fluorita
fluorita
10,100 corpus weight
- flácida
flácida
10,099 corpus weight
- fondue
fondue
10,098 corpus weight
- Ganja
Ganja
10,094 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “fondue” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fondue |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fõn̪ˈd̪ju] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #89,903 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “fondue” en español
Rare enough to double-check
fondue is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,903 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fõn̪ˈd̪ju]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
fondue has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is fondue, spelled F-O-N-D-U-E.
Definition
- 1Manjar típico de la cocina suiza, en que pequeños trozos de alimento se rebañan en una caquelón de queso fundido.
- 2Por extensión, plato similar preparado con otros materiales, como aceite para freír carnes o chocolate para rebañar fruta.
This word in other languages
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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