fuera de lugar
[ˈfweɾa ð̞e luˈɣ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“fuera de lugar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inapropiado, inoportuno, especialmente si se trata de algo descortés u ofensivo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-fuera-de-lugar · fuera de lugar · Spanish
fuera de lugar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | fuera de lugar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈfweɾa ð̞e luˈɣ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “fuera de lugar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
fuera de lugar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈfweɾa ð̞e luˈɣ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fuera de lugar, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is fuera de lugar, spelled F-U-E-R-A- -D-E- -L-U-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Inapropiado, inoportuno, especialmente si se trata de algo descortés u ofensivo.
- 2Dicho del habla: Argumento desacertado o no correspondiente al contexto de una discusión o conversación.
- 3Se dice cuando un jugador está más cerca de la línea opuesta que el balón.
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.