fontana

/[fõn̪ˈt̪ana]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,918

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

fontana is aSpanishnoun. It means: Lugar donde sale agua de la tierra. Pronounced [fõn̪ˈt̪ana]. Often confused with fortuna and Fontaine.

Key facts for fontana
PropertyValue
Headwordfontana
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fõn̪ˈt̪ana]
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,918
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of fontana in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for fontana is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fõn̪ˈt̪ana]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,918 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for fontana, with forms such as "ffontana", "fnotana", and "fonatna". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "fortuna", "Fontaine", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is fontana, spelled F-O-N-T-A-N-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lugar donde sale agua de la tierra.
  2. 2
    Instrumento que libera agua al accionarse.
  3. 3
    Construcción destinada a contener o distribuir agua en un espacio público o ornamental.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffontana,fnotana,fonatna,fonntana,fontaan,fontanna,fontnaa,fonttana,fotnana,ofntana

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fontana

Misspelling Variants of "fontana"

ffontana8fnotana7fonatna7fonntana8fontaan7fontanna8fontnaa7fonttana8
Misspelling Variants of "fontana"

Frequency rank: #30,918 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fontana"?
"fontana" is spelled F-O-N-T-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [fõn̪ˈt̪ana].
What does "fontana" mean?
As a noun, "fontana" means: Lugar donde sale agua de la tierra.
What words are commonly confused with "fontana"?
"fontana" is commonly confused with "fortuna", "Fontaine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fontana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fontana" is [fõn̪ˈt̪ana]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fontana" come from?
"fontana" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.