futbolín
[fut̪β̞oˈlĩn]
The verdict
“futbolín” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #99,616 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #99,616
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Juego que simula un terreno de fútbol en una especie de mesa, con futbolistas en miniatura unidos a barras en posición fija con un movimiento lateral y otro alrededor de su eje, para golpear una pe...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | futbolín |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fut̪β̞oˈlĩn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #99,616 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “futbolín” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for futbolín is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fut̪β̞oˈlĩn]. Corpus data places it at rank #99,616 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Juego que simula un terreno de fútbol en una especie de mesa, con futbolistas en miniatura unidos a barras en posición fija con un movimiento lateral y otro alrededor de su eje, para golpear una pe...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for futbolín, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is futbolín, spelled F-U-T-B-O-L-Í-N.
Definition
- 1Juego que simula un terreno de fútbol en una especie de mesa, con futbolistas en miniatura unidos a barras en posición fija con un movimiento lateral y otro alrededor de su eje, para golpear una pequeña pelota y meterla en el arco rival. Los jugadores manejan las barras desde sus extremos exteriores, fuera del cajón donde corre la pelota.
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 “futbolín”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-U-T-B-O-L-Í-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fut̪β̞oˈlĩn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.