fuente

/[ˈfwẽn̪t̪e]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#788

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

fuente is aSpanishnoun. It means: Lugar donde sale agua de la tierra. Pronounced [ˈfwẽn̪t̪e]. It ranks #788 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with fuese and fuere.

Key facts for fuente
PropertyValue
Headwordfuente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfwẽn̪t̪e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#788
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for fuente is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfwẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #788 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for fuente, with forms such as "feunte", "ffuente", and "fuenet". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "fuese", "fuere", "funde", 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 fuente, spelled F-U-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lugar donde sale agua de la tierra.
  2. 2
    Aparato que tiene un flujo de agua continuo y se utiliza con propositos de ornato en jardines y lugares públicos.
  3. 3
    Utensilio cóncavo que se usa para contener líquidos o algunos tipos de alimentos.
  4. 4
    Cantidad de alimento contenido en dicho utensilio.
  5. 5
    Origen, especialmente de información.
  6. 6
    Tipo de letra, un estilo, forma o modelo de tipografía.
  7. 7
    Dispositivo que entrega tensión o corriente continua.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: feunte,ffuente,fuenet,fuennte,fuentte,fuetne,funete,ufente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fuente

Misspelling Variants of "fuente"

feunte6ffuente7fuenet6fuennte7fuentte7fuetne6funete6ufente6
Misspelling Variants of "fuente"

Frequency rank: #788 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fuente"?
"fuente" is spelled F-U-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfwẽn̪t̪e].
What does "fuente" mean?
As a noun, "fuente" means: Lugar donde sale agua de la tierra.
What words are commonly confused with "fuente"?
"fuente" is commonly confused with "fuese", "fuere", "funde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fuente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fuente" is [ˈfwẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fuente" come from?
"fuente" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter F in our Spanish index:

Explore PlainSpell

Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.