fútbol
[ˈfut̪β̞ol]
The verdict
“fútbol” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #766. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #766
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 18,759
- “F” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deporte jugado con los pies cuyo objetivo es hacer avanzar una pelota a uno de los extremos del campo de juego e intentar ubicarla dentro de la meta contraria, acto que se conoce como gol.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fútbol |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfut̪β̞ol] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #766 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fútbol” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around fútbol (IPA [ˈfut̪β̞ol]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #766 among 18,759 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Deporte jugado con los pies cuyo objetivo es hacer avanzar una pelota a uno de los extremos del campo de juego e intentar ubicarla dentro de la meta contraria, acto que se conoce como gol.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fútbol, with forms such as "ffútbol", "ftúbol", and "fúbtol". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "futsal", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 fútbol, spelled F-Ú-T-B-O-L.
Definition
- 1Deporte jugado con los pies cuyo objetivo es hacer avanzar una pelota a uno de los extremos del campo de juego e intentar ubicarla dentro de la meta contraria, acto que se conoce como gol.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ffútbol
- ftúbol
- fúbtol
- fútbbol
- fútblo
- fútboll
- fútobl
- fúttbol
- fútvol
- úftbol
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fútbol - 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.
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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Using “fútbol”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-Ú-T-B-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfut̪β̞ol] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “futsal” - see the side-by-side comparison. fútbol vs futsal
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.