fútil
[ˈfut̪il]
The verdict
“fútil” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,966 among 18,759 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,966
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 18,759
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De poca importancia o aprecio.
Corpus desk
Index ES-futil · fútil · Spanish
fútil · rank #66,966 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,966
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,759
- PHOTO-FINISH fusta
Nearest frequency peer: fusta (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “fútil”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- fríen
fríen
33,040 corpus weight
- funcionamos
funcionamos
33,039 corpus weight
- fundiendo
fundiendo
33,037 corpus weight
- fusta
fusta
33,036 corpus weight
- fútil
fútil
33,035 corpus weight
- gacho
gacho
33,033 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “fútil” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fútil |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfut̪il] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #66,966 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fútil” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fútil is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,966 among 18,759 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfut̪il]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for fútil in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is fútil, spelled F-Ú-T-I-L.
Definition
- 1De poca importancia o aprecio.
- 2Que no da efecto ni resultado alguno.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fútil", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.