fuelle
[ˈfweʝe]
The verdict
“fuelle” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #47,157 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #47,157
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aparato con una forma de caja y partes plegables que se usa para juntar aire y arrojarlo con fuerza en una dirección, para enfriar una pieza caliente, avivar un fuego, etc.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fuelle |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfweʝe] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #47,157 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fuelle” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for fuelle is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfweʝe]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,157 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for fuelle, with forms such as "feulle", "ffuelle", and "fuele". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "full", "fuese", "fuere", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is fuelle, spelled F-U-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Aparato con una forma de caja y partes plegables que se usa para juntar aire y arrojarlo con fuerza en una dirección, para enfriar una pieza caliente, avivar un fuego, etc.
- 2Instrumento de viento que consta de una pieza central plegable o fuelle, con una suerte de caja con las teclas para producir los sonidos en cada extremo.
- 3En el acordeón, parte intermedia que se abre y se cierra con el fin de dar salida y entrada de aire a éste instrumento con el propósito de que sus "pitos" puedan vibrar y sonar para reproducir las notas musicales deseadas.
- 4En la gaita gallega, bolsa de cuero que junta y expulsa el aire de dicho instrumento musical de viento.
- 5Capacidad respiratoria para resistir un ejercicio violento y prolongado.
- 6En la vestimenta, pliegue cosido que da volumen en cierto lugar, como por ejemplo, en los lados de un bolso.
- 7arruga o pliegue.
- 8Grupo de nubes que se observa sobre las cumbres, indicio de viento.
- 9En los aparatos fotográficos antiguos, accesorio para fotografiar a corta distancia.
- 10En los trenes y buses con acoplados, pieza dura y elástica con pliegues, que une los carros.
- 11Especie de toldo plegable, que se puede correr mediante unas varillas metálicas, para proteger un carruaje del viento o de la lluvia.
- 12Bolsa de cuero para envasar la harina de los molinos.
- 13Persona que delata o denuncia a otras.
- 14Carpeta con forma de fuelle que sirve para guardar y clasificar hojas y documentos.
- 15Caño flexible con un mecanismo de apertura similar al fuelle, que está presente por ejemplo entre la conexión de salida de la taza del inodoro hacia la red.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: feulle,ffuelle,fuele,fuelel,fulele,ufelle
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fuelle - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “fuelle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-U-E-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfweʝe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “full” - see the side-by-side comparison. fuelle vs full
- 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.