fonógrafo

[foˈnoɣ̞ɾafo]

/[foˈnoɣ̞ɾafo]/ noun

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The verdict

“fonógrafo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,285 among 18,759 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,285
frequency rank, Spanish
18,759
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrumento que inscribe las vibraciones de la voz humana o de cualquier otro sonido, y la reproduce.

Key facts for fonógrafo
PropertyValue
Headwordfonógrafo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[foˈnoɣ̞ɾafo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,285
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fonógrafo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). fonógrafo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fonógrafo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,285 among 18,759 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [foˈnoɣ̞ɾafo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrumento que inscribe las vibraciones de la voz humana o de cualquier otro sonido, y la reproduce.".

fonógrafo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for 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 fonógrafo, spelled F-O-N-Ó-G-R-A-F-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento que inscribe las vibraciones de la voz humana o de cualquier otro sonido, y la reproduce.

Synonyms

grabadora

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 "fonógrafo"?
"fonógrafo" is spelled F-O-N-Ó-G-R-A-F-O. The IPA pronunciation is [foˈnoɣ̞ɾafo].
What does "fonógrafo" mean?
As a noun, "fonógrafo" means: Instrumento que inscribe las vibraciones de la voz humana o de cualquier otro sonido, y la reproduce.
How do you pronounce "fonógrafo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fonógrafo" is [foˈnoɣ̞ɾafo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fonógrafo" come from?
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Using “fonógrafo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is F-O-N-Ó-G-R-A-F-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [foˈnoɣ̞ɾafo] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list