Fukuoka

[fuˈkwoka]

/[fuˈkwoka]/ name

The verdict

“Fukuoka” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,351 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,351
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - una ciudad de la isla de Kyushu Japón

Corpus desk

Index ES-fukuoka · Fukuoka · Spanish

Fukuoka · rank #76,351 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,351
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fuad

Nearest frequency peer: Fuad (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Fukuoka”

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 “Fukuoka” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fukuoka
PropertyValue
HeadwordFukuoka
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[fuˈkwoka]
Letters7
Frequency rank#76,351
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Fukuoka” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Fukuokacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Fuad” (#76,350), “funcionarían” (#76,352), “fruticultura” (#76,349). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “Fukuoka” va en #76,351. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fukuoka is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,351 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [fuˈkwoka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "una ciudad de la isla de Kyushu Japón".

Fukuoka doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Fukuoka, spelled F-U-K-U-O-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    una ciudad de la isla de Kyushu Japón

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 "Fukuoka"?
"Fukuoka" is spelled F-U-K-U-O-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [fuˈkwoka].
What does "Fukuoka" mean?
As a proper noun, "Fukuoka" means: una ciudad de la isla de Kyushu Japón
How do you pronounce "Fukuoka"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fukuoka" is [fuˈkwoka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fukuoka" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list