fusta

[ˈfust̪a]

/[ˈfust̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“fusta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,965 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,965
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Varilla flexible, recubierta de tela o cuero y a veces rematada por una trenza de tiento o una aleta de cuero, que se emplea por los jinetes para azuzar a sus monturas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fusta · fusta · Spanish

fusta · rank #66,965 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,965
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fundiendo

Nearest frequency peer: fundiendo (-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 “fusta”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “fusta” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fusta
PropertyValue
Headwordfusta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfust̪a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,965
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “fusta” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.fustacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “fundiendo” (#66,964), “fútil” (#66,966), “funcionamos” (#66,962). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fusta” va en #66,965. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fusta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,965 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfust̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Varilla flexible, recubierta de tela o cuero y a veces rematada por una trenza de tiento o una aleta de cuero, que se emplea por los jinetes para azuzar a sus monturas.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fusta, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is fusta, spelled F-U-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Varilla flexible, recubierta de tela o cuero y a veces rematada por una trenza de tiento o una aleta de cuero, que se emplea por los jinetes para azuzar a sus monturas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fusta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. con esos ojos estrechos, claros y fríos, tan parecidos a los tuyos, te miraba de hito en hito. En seguida levantó la fusta que llevaba siempre consigo y te atravesó la cara, una, dos, tres veces.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fusta"?
"fusta" is spelled F-U-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfust̪a].
What does "fusta" mean?
As a noun, "fusta" means: Varilla flexible, recubierta de tela o cuero y a veces rematada por una trenza de tiento o una aleta de cuero, que se emplea por los jinetes para azuzar a sus monturas.
How do you pronounce "fusta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fusta" is [ˈfust̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fusta" come from?
"fusta" 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 "fusta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list