fumigar
[fumiˈɣ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“fumigar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,836 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,836
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Emplear humo, vapor o gas para limpiar o desinfectar un espacio, ambiente o territorio.
Corpus desk
Index ES-fumigar · fumigar · Spanish
fumigar · rank #60,836 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,836
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH furias
Nearest frequency peer: furias (+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 “fumigar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- frenéticos
frenéticos
39,169 corpus weight
- fried
fried
39,168 corpus weight
- frondosa
frondosa
39,167 corpus weight
- fumigar
fumigar
39,165 corpus weight
- furias
furias
39,164 corpus weight
- Fábregas
Fábregas
39,163 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “fumigar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fumigar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fumiˈɣ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #60,836 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “fumigar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
fumigar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,836 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fumiˈɣ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fumigar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is fumigar, spelled F-U-M-I-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Emplear humo, vapor o gas para limpiar o desinfectar un espacio, ambiente o territorio.
- 2Dispersar humo, vapor, gas o algún químico en el aire con el fin de combatir plagas, insectos, etc.
This word in other languages
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.
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