fuera de servicio
[ˈfweɾa ð̞e seɾˈβ̞isjo]
The verdict
“fuera de servicio” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dicho de una máquina, que no está en funcionamiento por hallarse en mal estado o en reparación o mantenimiento.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fuera de servicio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈfweɾa ð̞e seɾˈβ̞isjo] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fuera de servicio” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fuera de servicio is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈfweɾa ð̞e seɾˈβ̞isjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fuera de servicio, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is fuera de servicio, spelled F-U-E-R-A- -D-E- -S-E-R-V-I-C-I-O.
Definition
- 1Dicho de una máquina, que no está en funcionamiento por hallarse en mal estado o en reparación o mantenimiento.
- 2Dicho de un vehículo de transporte público, que no está prestando servicio.
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 “fuera de servicio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-U-E-R-A- -D-E- -S-E-R-V-I-C-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfweɾa ð̞e seɾˈβ̞isjo] (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.