fúrcula
[ˈfuɾkula]
The verdict
“fúrcula” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hueso en forma de horquilla que poseen únicamente las aves y los dinosaurios terópodos, formado por la fusión de las dos clavículas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-furcula · fúrcula · Spanish
fúrcula · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fúrcula |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfuɾkula] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “fúrcula” en español
Rare enough to double-check
fúrcula is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfuɾkula]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for fúrcula in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is fúrcula, spelled F-Ú-R-C-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1Hueso en forma de horquilla que poseen únicamente las aves y los dinosaurios terópodos, formado por la fusión de las dos clavículas.
- 2Apéndice abdominal en forma de horquilla que poseen muchas de las especies de la subclase Collembola con función de desplazamiento.
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.