Fonseca

[fõnˈseka]

/[fõnˈseka]/ name

The verdict

“Fonseca” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,586. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,586
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apellido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fonseca · Fonseca · Spanish

Fonseca · rank #16,586 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,586
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fluidez

Nearest frequency peer: fluidez (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “Fonseca”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Fonseca” 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
Key facts for Fonseca
PropertyValue
HeadwordFonseca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[fõnˈseka]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,586
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Fonseca”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “fluidez” (#16,585), “formen” (#16,587), “filtración” (#16,584). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “Fonseca” va en #16,586. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Fonseca (IPA [fõnˈseka]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #16,586 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Apellido.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fonseca, with forms such as "ffonseca", "fnoseca", and "fonceca". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Fonseca, spelled F-O-N-S-E-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffonseca
  • fnoseca
  • fonceca
  • fonesca
  • fonnseca
  • fonscea
  • fonseac
  • fonsecca
  • fonsseca
  • fosneca
  • ofnseca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fonseca - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffonseca1fnoseca2fonceca1fonesca2fonnseca1fonscea2fonseac2fonsecca1
Edit distance from "Fonseca"

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 "Fonseca"?
"Fonseca" is spelled F-O-N-S-E-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [fõnˈseka].
What does "Fonseca" mean?
As a proper noun, "Fonseca" means: Apellido.
What are common misspellings of "Fonseca"?
Common misspellings include "ffonseca", "fnoseca", "fonceca", "fonesca", "fonnseca". The correct spelling is "Fonseca".
How do you pronounce "Fonseca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fonseca" is [fõnˈseka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fonseca" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list