fuerte

/[ˈfweɾt̪e]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#484

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

fuerte is anSpanishadj. It means: Que es capaz de ejercer una fuerza grande. Pronounced [ˈfweɾt̪e]. It ranks #484 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with fuese and fuste.

Key facts for fuerte
PropertyValue
Headwordfuerte
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈfweɾt̪e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#484
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for fuerte is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfweɾt̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #484 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 5 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 fuerte, with forms such as "feurte", "ffuerte", and "fueret". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "fuese", "fuste", "fuerza", 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 fuerte, spelled F-U-E-R-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que es capaz de ejercer una fuerza grande.
  2. 2
    Que es capaz de producir un efecto grande.
  3. 3
    Que tiene mucho poder.
  4. 4
    Intenso, pronunciado, muy notorio.
  5. 5
    Brusco, áspero, que puede causar sensaciones desagradables.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: feurte,ffuerte,fueret,fuerrte,fuertte,fuetre,furete,uferte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fuerte

Misspelling Variants of "fuerte"

feurte6ffuerte7fueret6fuerrte7fuertte7fuetre6furete6uferte6
Misspelling Variants of "fuerte"

Frequency rank: #484 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fuerte"?
"fuerte" is spelled F-U-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfweɾt̪e].
What does "fuerte" mean?
As an adj, "fuerte" means: Que es capaz de ejercer una fuerza grande.
What words are commonly confused with "fuerte"?
"fuerte" is commonly confused with "fuese", "fuste", "fuerza". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fuerte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fuerte" is [ˈfweɾt̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fuerte" come from?
"fuerte" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.