fortín

[foɾˈt̪ĩn]

/[foɾˈt̪ĩn]/ noun

The verdict

“fortín” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,487. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,487
frequency rank, Spanish
18,759
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Una de las obras que se levantan en los atrincheramientos de un ejército para su mayor defensa.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fortín vs fortuna
71% similar
fortín vs fortune
71% similar
fortín vs fort
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fortín
PropertyValue
Headwordfortín
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[foɾˈt̪ĩn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,487
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fortín” 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). fortín lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around fortín (IPA [foɾˈt̪ĩn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,487 among 18,759 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for fortín, with forms such as "ffortín", "forrtín", and "fortní". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "fortuna", "fortune", "fort", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is fortín, spelled F-O-R-T-Í-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Una de las obras que se levantan en los atrincheramientos de un ejército para su mayor defensa.
  2. 2
    Fuerte pequeño.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffortín
  • forrtín
  • fortní
  • forttín
  • fortínn
  • forítn
  • fotrín
  • frotín
  • ofrtín

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fortín - 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.

ffortín1forrtín1fortní2forttín1fortínn1forítn2fotrín2frotín2
Edit distance from "fortín"

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 "fortín"?
"fortín" is spelled F-O-R-T-Í-N. The IPA pronunciation is [foɾˈt̪ĩn].
What does "fortín" mean?
As a noun, "fortín" means: Una de las obras que se levantan en los atrincheramientos de un ejército para su mayor defensa.
What words are commonly confused with "fortín"?
"fortín" is commonly confused with "fortuna", "fortune", "fort". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fortín"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fortín" is [foɾˈt̪ĩn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fortín" come from?
"fortín" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “fortín”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is F-O-R-T-Í-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [foɾˈt̪ĩn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “fortuna” - see the side-by-side comparison. fortín vs fortuna
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

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