fuco

[ˈfu.ko]

/[ˈfu.ko]/ noun

The verdict

“fuco” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
4
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-fuco · fuco · Spanish

fuco · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for fuco
PropertyValue
Headwordfuco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfu.ko]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “fuco” en español

fucoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fuco is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfu.ko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zángano.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fuco, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is fuco, spelled F-U-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zángano.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fuco"?
"fuco" is spelled F-U-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfu.ko].
What does "fuco" mean?
As a noun, "fuco" means: Zángano.
How do you pronounce "fuco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fuco" is [ˈfu.ko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fuco" come from?
"fuco" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list