fotocopiar
[fot̪okoˈpjaɾ]
The verdict
“fotocopiar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,274 among 18,759 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,274
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 18,759
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Reproducir fotográficamente sobre papel, imágenes o documentos, por lo general usando una máquina fotocopiadora.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fotocopiar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fot̪okoˈpjaɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #77,274 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fotocopiar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fotocopiar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,274 among 18,759 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fot̪okoˈpjaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Reproducir fotográficamente sobre papel, imágenes o documentos, por lo general usando una máquina fotocopiadora.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fotocopiar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is fotocopiar, spelled F-O-T-O-C-O-P-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1Reproducir fotográficamente sobre papel, imágenes o documentos, por lo general usando una máquina fotocopiadora.
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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 “fotocopiar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-O-T-O-C-O-P-I-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fot̪okoˈpjaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.