fuego cruzado
[ˈfweɣ̞o kɾuˈsað̞o]
The verdict
“fuego cruzado” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - El que se hace contra un blanco desde varios lados, generalmente opuestos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fuego cruzado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈfweɣ̞o kɾuˈsað̞o] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fuego cruzado” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for fuego cruzado is 13 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfweɣ̞o kɾuˈsað̞o]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "El que se hace contra un blanco desde varios lados, generalmente opuestos.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fuego cruzado, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is fuego cruzado, spelled F-U-E-G-O- -C-R-U-Z-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1El que se hace contra un blanco desde varios lados, generalmente opuestos.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “fuego cruzado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-U-E-G-O- -C-R-U-Z-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfweɣ̞o kɾuˈsað̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.