funcionario

[fũnsjoˈnaɾjo]

/[fũnsjoˈnaɾjo]/ noun

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The verdict

“funcionario” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,559. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,559
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que desempeña un empleo público.

Corpus desk

Index ES-funcionario · funcionario · Spanish

funcionario · rank #3,559 · 16 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,559
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fronteras

Nearest frequency peer: fronteras (-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 “funcionario”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “funcionario” 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).

funcionario vs funcionaron
82% similar
funcionario vs funcionarios
92% similar
funcionario vs funcionar
82% similar

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

Key facts for funcionario
PropertyValue
Headwordfuncionario
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fũnsjoˈnaɾjo]
Letters11
Frequency rank#3,559
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “funcionario”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “fronteras” (#3,558), “fundamentales” (#3,560), “ficción” (#3,557). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “funcionario” va en #3,559. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around funcionario (IPA [fũnsjoˈnaɾjo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,559 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Persona que desempeña un empleo público.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for funcionario, with forms such as "ffuncionario", "fnucionario", and "fucnionario". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "funcionaron", "funcionarios", "funcionar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 funcionario, spelled F-U-N-C-I-O-N-A-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que desempeña un empleo público.

Synonyms

empleado público

This word in other languages

civil servant(English)fonctionnaire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffuncionario
  • fnucionario
  • fucnionario
  • funccionario
  • funcinoario
  • funcioanrio
  • funcionairo
  • funcionaroi
  • funcionarrio
  • funcionnario
  • funcionraio
  • funcoinario
  • funiconario
  • funncionario
  • funsionario
  • ufncionario

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of funcionario - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffuncionario1fnucionario2fucnionario2funccionario1funcinoario2funcioanrio2funcionairo2funcionaroi2
Edit distance from "funcionario"

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 "funcionario"?
"funcionario" is spelled F-U-N-C-I-O-N-A-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [fũnsjoˈnaɾjo].
What does "funcionario" mean?
As a noun, "funcionario" means: Persona que desempeña un empleo público.
What words are commonly confused with "funcionario"?
"funcionario" is commonly confused with "funcionaron", "funcionarios", "funcionar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "funcionario"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "funcionario" is [fũnsjoˈnaɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "funcionario" come from?
"funcionario" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

equivalente#3,553orientación#3,580rendimiento#3,587previamente#3,510

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

consciente16 variantsidentificar16 variantscomputadora16 variantsBienvenido16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list