foto

[ˈfot̪o]

/[ˈfot̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“foto” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #376) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#376
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fotografía.

Corpus desk

Index ES-foto · foto · Spanish

foto · rank #376 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #376
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH cabeza

Nearest frequency peer: cabeza (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “foto”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “foto” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

foto vs fox
50% similar
foto vs fut
50% similar
foto vs frío
50% similar

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

Key facts for foto
PropertyValue
Headwordfoto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfot̪o]
Letters4
Frequency rank#376
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “foto”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).fotocae 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 “cabeza” (#375), “Haya” (#377), “último” (#374). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “foto” va en #376. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for foto is neighbouring look-alikes ("fox", "fut", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈfot̪o]. Frequency #376 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Gloss: "Fotografía.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for foto, with forms such as "ffoto", "fotto", and "ftoo". 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", "fut", "frío", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is foto, spelled F-O-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fotografía.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how foto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Para cambiar, añadió: te voy a mostrar una foto. Fuése un minuto a su cuarto, a traérmela: están ella y Clara, de quince años. Foto ya desvaída, de pobre máquina de aficionado a la fotografía, incipiente entonces en Ibarra.
  2. Sobre la cuna del recién nacido alguien puso la foto pequeñita de una explosión atómica: un ídolo de humo, tan pequeño como la cólera de los poderosos, como la ceguera de los enamorados.

This word in other languages

photo(English)photographie(Français)Foto(Deutsch)foto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffoto
  • fotto
  • ftoo
  • ofto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffoto1fotto1ftoo2ofto2
Edit distance from "foto"

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 "foto"?
"foto" is spelled F-O-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfot̪o].
What does "foto" mean?
As a noun, "foto" means: Fotografía.
What words are commonly confused with "foto"?
"foto" is commonly confused with "fox", "fut", "frío". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "foto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "foto" is [ˈfot̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "foto" come from?
"foto" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Haya#377unas#372Juan#387sabe#357

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list