fuiste

/[ˈfwist̪e]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,326

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

fuiste is aSpanishverb. It means: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ser. Pronounced [ˈfwist̪e]. It ranks #3,326 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with fuste and fuese.

Key facts for fuiste
PropertyValue
Headwordfuiste
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfwist̪e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,326
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for fuiste is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfwist̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,326 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 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 fuiste, with forms such as "ffuiste", "fiuste", and "fuiset". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "fuste", "fuese", "fuerte", 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 fuiste, spelled F-U-I-S-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ser.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ir o de irse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffuiste,fiuste,fuiset,fuisste,fuistte,fuitse,fusite,ufiste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fuiste

Misspelling Variants of "fuiste"

ffuiste7fiuste6fuiset6fuisste7fuistte7fuitse6fusite6ufiste6
Misspelling Variants of "fuiste"

Frequency rank: #3,326 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fuiste"?
"fuiste" is spelled F-U-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfwist̪e].
What does "fuiste" mean?
As a verb, "fuiste" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ser.
What words are commonly confused with "fuiste"?
"fuiste" is commonly confused with "fuste", "fuese", "fuerte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fuiste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fuiste" is [ˈfwist̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fuiste" come from?
"fuiste" 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.