fotógrafo

/[foˈt̪oɣ̞ɾafo]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,533

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

fotógrafo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Persona que toma o hace fotografías. Pronounced [foˈt̪oɣ̞ɾafo]. It ranks #6,533 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with fotograma and fotógrafos.

Key facts for fotógrafo
PropertyValue
Headwordfotógrafo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[foˈt̪oɣ̞ɾafo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,533
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of fotógrafo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for fotógrafo is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [foˈt̪oɣ̞ɾafo]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,533 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for fotógrafo, with forms such as "ffotógrafo", "fotgórafo", and "fottógrafo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "fotograma", "fotógrafos", "fotógrafa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is fotógrafo, spelled F-O-T-Ó-G-R-A-F-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que toma o hace fotografías.
  2. 2
    Persona que se dedica a la fotografía.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffotógrafo,fotgórafo,fottógrafo,fotógarfo,fotóggrafo,fotógraffo,fotógraof,fotógrfao,fotógrrafo,fotórgafo,foótgrafo,ftoógrafo,oftógrafo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fotógrafo

Misspelling Variants of "fotógrafo"

ffotógrafo10fotgórafo9fottógrafo10fotógarfo9fotóggrafo10fotógraffo10fotógraof9fotógrfao9
Misspelling Variants of "fotógrafo"

Frequency rank: #6,533 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fotógrafo"?
"fotógrafo" is spelled F-O-T-Ó-G-R-A-F-O. The IPA pronunciation is [foˈt̪oɣ̞ɾafo].
What does "fotógrafo" mean?
As a noun, "fotógrafo" means: Persona que toma o hace fotografías.
What words are commonly confused with "fotógrafo"?
"fotógrafo" is commonly confused with "fotograma", "fotógrafos", "fotógrafa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fotógrafo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fotógrafo" is [foˈt̪oɣ̞ɾafo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fotógrafo" come from?
"fotógrafo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.