funciona

[fũnˈsjona]

/[fũnˈsjona]/ verb

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The verdict

“funciona” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,291
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de funcionar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-funciona · funciona · Spanish

funciona · rank #1,291 · 12 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,291
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH Flores

Nearest frequency peer: Flores (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “funciona”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “funciona” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

funciona vs fusiona
75% similar
funciona vs funcione
88% similar
funciona vs funciono
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for funciona
PropertyValue
Headwordfunciona
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fũnˈsjona]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,291
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “funciona”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).funcionacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Flores” (#1,290), “García” (#1,292), “extraño” (#1,289). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “funciona” va en #1,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around funciona (IPA [fũnˈsjona]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,291 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for funciona, with forms such as "ffunciona", "fnuciona", and "fucniona". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "fusiona", "funcione", "funciono", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is funciona, spelled F-U-N-C-I-O-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de funcionar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de funcionar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffunciona
  • fnuciona
  • fucniona
  • funcciona
  • funcinoa
  • funcioan
  • funcionna
  • funcoina
  • funicona
  • funnciona
  • funsiona
  • ufnciona

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of funciona - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffunciona1fnuciona2fucniona2funcciona1funcinoa2funcioan2funcionna1funcoina2
Edit distance from "funciona"

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 "funciona"?
"funciona" is spelled F-U-N-C-I-O-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [fũnˈsjona].
What does "funciona" mean?
As a verb, "funciona" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de funcionar.
What words are commonly confused with "funciona"?
"funciona" is commonly confused with "fusiona", "funcione", "funciono". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "funciona"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "funciona" is [fũnˈsjona]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "funciona" come from?
"funciona" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

estudiar#1,287discurso#1,283registro#1,301términos#1,303

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

españoles12 variantsvecinos12 variantsasamblea12 variantsrecibir12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list