fugar

[fuˈɣ̞aɾ]

/[fuˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“fugar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,555 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,555
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer que una persona o animal tenga que correr, generalmente para escapar o huir. Poner en fuga.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fugar · fugar · Spanish

fugar · rank #74,555 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,555
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fuerce

Nearest frequency peer: fuerce (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “fugar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “fugar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fugar
PropertyValue
Headwordfugar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fuˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#74,555
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “fugar” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).fugarcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “fuerce” (#74,553), “gamberros” (#74,557), “frisos” (#74,550). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fugar” va en #74,555. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fugar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,555 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fuˈɣ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hacer que una persona o animal tenga que correr, generalmente para escapar o huir. Poner en fuga.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fugar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is fugar, spelled F-U-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer que una persona o animal tenga que correr, generalmente para escapar o huir. Poner en 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 "fugar"?
"fugar" is spelled F-U-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fuˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "fugar" mean?
As a verb, "fugar" means: Hacer que una persona o animal tenga que correr, generalmente para escapar o huir. Poner en fuga.
How do you pronounce "fugar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fugar" is [fuˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fugar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list