fotuto
[foˈt̪ut̪o]
The verdict
“fotuto” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento musical de viento, que produce un sonido que recuerda al de las caracolas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-fotuto · fotuto · Spanish
fotuto · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fotuto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [foˈt̪ut̪o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “fotuto” en español
Rare enough to double-check
fotuto is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [foˈt̪ut̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for fotuto in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is fotuto, spelled F-O-T-U-T-O.
Definition
- 1Instrumento musical de viento, que produce un sonido que recuerda al de las caracolas.
- 2Por extensión, instrumento de viento cónico, con campana de cartón, usado como parte del cotillón festivo.
- 3Dispositivo mecánico o eléctrico de los automóviles, que emite un sonido intenso para advertir a otros conductores o peatones de la presencia del vehículo.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.