fulgente

[fulˈxẽn̪t̪e]

/[fulˈxẽn̪t̪e]/ adj

The verdict

“fulgente” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que fulgura, brilla o emite resplandor, luz.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fulgente · fulgente · Spanish

fulgente · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for fulgente
PropertyValue
Headwordfulgente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fulˈxẽn̪t̪e]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “fulgente” en español

fulgentequeda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fulgente is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fulˈxẽn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que fulgura, brilla o emite resplandor, luz.".

fulgente has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 fulgente, spelled F-U-L-G-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que fulgura, brilla o emite resplandor, luz.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fulgente"?
"fulgente" is spelled F-U-L-G-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fulˈxẽn̪t̪e].
What does "fulgente" mean?
As an adjective, "fulgente" means: Que fulgura, brilla o emite resplandor, luz.
How do you pronounce "fulgente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fulgente" is [fulˈxẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fulgente" come from?
"fulgente" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list