fósiles

[ˈfosiles]

/[ˈfosiles]/ adj

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The verdict

“fósiles” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,584. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,584
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de fósil.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fosiles · fósiles · Spanish

fósiles · rank #11,584 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,584
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH funcionaba

Nearest frequency peer: funcionaba (-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 “fósiles”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fósiles” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

fósiles vs frailes
71% similar
fósiles vs fósil
71% similar
fósiles vs files
71% similar

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

Key facts for fósiles
PropertyValue
Headwordfósiles
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfosiles]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,584
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fósiles”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.fósilescae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “funcionaba” (#11,583), “galerías” (#11,585), “fumando” (#11,582). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fósiles” va en #11,584. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around fósiles (IPA [ˈfosiles]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,584 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de fósil.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for fósiles, with forms such as "ffósiles", "fsóiles", and "fóciles". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "frailes", "fósil", "files", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 fósiles, spelled F-Ó-S-I-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de fósil.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffósiles
  • fsóiles
  • fóciles
  • fóisles
  • fósiels
  • fósiless
  • fósilles
  • fósilse
  • fóslies
  • fóssiles
  • ófsiles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffósiles1fsóiles2fóciles1fóisles2fósiels2fósiless1fósilles1fósilse2
Edit distance from "fósiles"

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 "fósiles"?
"fósiles" is spelled F-Ó-S-I-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfosiles].
What does "fósiles" mean?
As an adjective, "fósiles" means: Forma del plural de fósil.
What words are commonly confused with "fósiles"?
"fósiles" is commonly confused with "frailes", "fósil", "files". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fósiles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fósiles" is [ˈfosiles]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fósiles" come from?
"fósiles" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fumando#11,582ganados#11,586guardan#11,591emitida#11,566

Similar misspelling depth

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

galerías11 variantsexpuesta11 variantsimpuesta11 variantsdominado11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list