fosa
[ˈfosa]
The verdict
“fosa” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #13,472 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,472
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sepulcro.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fosa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfosa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #13,472 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fosa” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for fosa is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfosa]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,472 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for fosa, with forms such as "ffosa", "foas", and "fossa". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fox", "fra", "fua", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is fosa, spelled F-O-S-A.
Definition
- 1Sepulcro.
- 2Excavación alrededor de una estructura.
- 3cada una de las cavidades de un organismo.
- 4un valle o zona que se encuentra por debajo del nivel del terreno circundante o de referencia.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ffosa,foas,fossa,fsoa,ofsa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fosa - 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.
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.
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Using “fosa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-O-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfosa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fox” - see the side-by-side comparison. fosa vs fox
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.