fulana

[fuˈlana]

/[fuˈlana]/ noun

The verdict

“fulana” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,246 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,246
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prostituta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fulana · fulana · Spanish

fulana · rank #54,246 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,246
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fueren

Nearest frequency peer: fueren (-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 “fulana”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fulana
PropertyValue
Headwordfulana
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fuˈlana]
Letters6
Frequency rank#54,246
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “fulana” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).fulanacae 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: “fueren” (#54,245), “fundieron” (#54,248), “Friburgo” (#54,243). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fulana” va en #54,246. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fulana is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,246 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fuˈlana]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prostituta.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fulana, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 fulana, spelled F-U-L-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prostituta.

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 "fulana"?
"fulana" is spelled F-U-L-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [fuˈlana].
What does "fulana" mean?
As a noun, "fulana" means: Prostituta.
How do you pronounce "fulana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fulana" is [fuˈlana]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fulana" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list