fum
[ˈfum]
The verdict
“fum” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,857 among 18,759 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,857
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 18,759
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Humo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-fum · fum · Spanish
fum · rank #87,857 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,857
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,759
- PHOTO-FINISH fugitivas
Nearest frequency peer: fugitivas (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “fum”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- fresneda
fresneda
12,148 corpus weight
- fuerais
fuerais
12,147 corpus weight
- fugitivas
fugitivas
12,146 corpus weight
- fum
fum
12,144 corpus weight
- fusionada
fusionada
12,142 corpus weight
- féretros
féretros
12,140 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “fum” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fum |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfum] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #87,857 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fum” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fum is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,857 among 18,759 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfum]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Humo.".
No misspelling variants are generated for fum in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. 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 carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is fum, spelled F-U-M.
Definition
- 1Humo.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.