foránea

[foˈɾanea]

/[foˈɾanea]/ adj

The verdict

“foránea” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,347 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,347
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino singular de foráneo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-foranea · foránea · Spanish

foránea · rank #56,347 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,347
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fornido

Nearest frequency peer: fornido (-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 “foránea”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “foránea” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for foránea
PropertyValue
Headwordforánea
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[foˈɾanea]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,347
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “foránea” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.foráneacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “fornido” (#56,346), “fosos” (#56,348), “fonema” (#56,344). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “foránea” va en #56,347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

foránea is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,347 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [foˈɾanea]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino singular de foráneo.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for foránea, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is foránea, spelled F-O-R-Á-N-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino singular de foráneo.

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 "foránea"?
"foránea" is spelled F-O-R-Á-N-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [foˈɾanea].
What does "foránea" mean?
As an adjective, "foránea" means: Forma del femenino singular de foráneo.
How do you pronounce "foránea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "foránea" is [foˈɾanea]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "foránea" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list