fuga

Name: fuga, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈfuɣ̞a]

/[ˈfuɣ̞a]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“fuga” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,903. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,903
frequency rank, Spanish: 2,333
“F” headwords: 5
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de fugarse o de huir apresuradamente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fuga · fuga · Spanish

fuga · rank #4,903 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #4,903
LEN-MID 4 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 5 variants
BOOK-MID 2,333
PHOTO-FINISH fruta

Nearest frequency peer: fruta (-1 rank slots)

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.

frecuente

95,101
frecuenteme…

95,100
fruta

95,099
fuga

95,098
garganta

95,096
gráfica

95,095

What this shows “fuga” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fuga vs fui

50% similar

fuga vs für

25% similar

fuga vs fut

50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fuga
Property	Value
Headword	fuga
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈfuɣ̞a]
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#4,903
Misspellings tracked	5
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fuga”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.fugacae aquí:

#4,903

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “fruta” (#4,902), “frecuentemente” (#4,901), “garganta” (#4,905). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fuga” va en #4,903. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around fuga (IPA [ˈfuɣ̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,903 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for fuga, with forms such as "ffuga", "fgua", and "fuag". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fui", "für", "fut", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is fuga, spelled F-U-G-A.

Definition

1
Acción o efecto de fugarse o de huir apresuradamente.
2
Pérdida de fluido líquido o gaseoso a través de un orificio, grieta o abertura accidentales.
3
Pieza o composición que repite, con variaciones, un tema y su contrapunto.
4
Salida o abandono repentino o inesperado del lugar donde uno vivía.
5
Punto o momento de mayor intensidad en un proceso, ejercicio o actividad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fuga appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Por el olor, supongo que hay una fuga de gas.

Synonyms

huida escape

This word in other languages

flight(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ffuga
fgua
fuag
fugga
ufga

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fuga - 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.

Edit distance from "fuga"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fuga"?

"fuga" is spelled F-U-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfuɣ̞a].

What does "fuga" mean?

As a noun, "fuga" means: Acción o efecto de fugarse o de huir apresuradamente.

What words are commonly confused with "fuga"?

"fuga" is commonly confused with "fui", "für", "fut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "fuga"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fuga" is [ˈfuɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "fuga" come from?

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fuga", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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