fondue
[fõn̪ˈd̪ju]
The verdict
“fondue” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,903 among 18,759 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,903
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 18,759
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Manjar típico de la cocina suiza, en que pequeños trozos de alimento se rebañan en una caquelón de queso fundido.
| 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) |
Where “fondue” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fondue is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,903 among 18,759 “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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Using “fondue”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-O-N-D-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fõn̪ˈd̪ju] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.