refugian

[reˈfuxjãn]

/[reˈfuxjãn]/ verb

The verdict

“refugian” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #49,892. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,892
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de refugiar o de refugiarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-refugian · refugian · Spanish

refugian · rank #49,892 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,892
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH recreos

Nearest frequency peer: recreos (-2 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “refugian”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “refugian” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

refugian vs refugio
75% similar
refugian vs reunían
63% similar
refugian vs refugios
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for refugian
PropertyValue
Headwordrefugian
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[reˈfuxjãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#49,892
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “refugian”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.refugiancae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “recreos” (#49,890), “regado” (#49,894), “recoletos” (#49,888). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “refugian” va en #49,892. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around refugian (IPA [reˈfuxjãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,892 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de refugiar o de refugiarse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for refugian, with forms such as "erfugian", "reffugian", and "refguian". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "refugio", "reunían", "refugios", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is refugian, spelled R-E-F-U-G-I-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de refugiar o de refugiarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erfugian
  • reffugian
  • refguian
  • refugain
  • refuggian
  • refugiann
  • refugina
  • refuigan
  • reufgian
  • rfeugian
  • rrefugian

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of refugian - 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.

erfugian2reffugian1refguian2refugain2refuggian1refugiann1refugina2refuigan2
Edit distance from "refugian"

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 "refugian"?
"refugian" is spelled R-E-F-U-G-I-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈfuxjãn].
What does "refugian" mean?
As a verb, "refugian" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de refugiar o de refugiarse.
What words are commonly confused with "refugian"?
"refugian" is commonly confused with "refugio", "reunían", "refugios". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "refugian"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "refugian" is [reˈfuxjãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "refugian" come from?
"refugian" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "refugian", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list