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There are hundreds of words in said language that begin with the letter F. Today, we will explore over 280 of them, plus a few honorable mentions.
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| SPANISH WORDS THAT START WITH F | TRANSLATION/MEANING |
| Fabiana | Female name |
| Fabricar | To build / To manufacture |
| Fabulosamente | Fabulously |
| Facción | Faction / Trait / Feature |
| Faceta | Facet |
| Facha | Informal clothing / overused clothing |
| Fachar | To steal / Show off fancy clothes |
| Fachoso | A person who is usually informally dressed |
| Facilidad | Ease / Facility |
| Facilitar | To make something easier |
| Factoría | Factory |
| Factorizar | To factorize |
| Factura | Bill |
| Facturar | To bill |
| Facultad | Ability/ Power / Authority / School |
| Facultar | To empower |
| Faena | A task / Duty |
| Faena | A series of tricks by a matador |
| Faenar | To labor |
| Faja | Belt / Channel / Strip |
| Fajar | To wrap |
| Falda | Skirt / Bird |
| Falla | Failure / Flaw |
| Fallar | Break a computer / To fail / To let down |
| Fallido | Unsuccessful or failed |
| Fallo | Failure |
| Falsamente | Falsely |
| Falsar | Falsify |
| Falsear | To Falsify |
| Falsificación | Fake |
| Fasificador | Forget |
| Falsificar | To falsify |
| Falso | False / Fake |
| Falta | Fault / Shortage |
| Faltar | To be absent / To remain |
| Faltar el canto de un duro | To be this close |
| Falto | Short |
| Fama | Fame / Reputation |
| Familia | Family / Group of things |
| Familiar | Close |
| Familiaridad | Familiarity |
| Familiarizar | To familiarize |
| Famoso | Famous |
| Fantismo | Fanaticism |
| Fanfarria | Fanfare |
| Fandarrón | Boastful / Swaggerer |
| Fanfarronear | To brag / To boast |
| Fango | Mud |
| Fangoso | Muddy / Mud-like |
| Fantasía | Fantasy / Custom jewelry |
| Fantasear | To fantasize |
| Fantasioso | Imaginative / Unbelievable |
| Fantasma | Ghost / Phantom |
| Fantasmal | Ghostly / Imaginary |
| Fanático | Male fanatic |
| Fanática | Female fanatic |
| Fantástico | Fantastic |
| Faradio | Farad |
| Farón | Pharaoh |
| Fardar | To show off |
| Farero | Lighthouse keeper |
| Farfulla | Gibberish |
| Faringe | Pharynx |
| Farmacia | Pharmacy |
| Farmacólogo | Pharmacist |
| Farmacóloga | Female pharmacist |
| Farmacobotánica | Pharmactobotany |
| Farmacología | Pharmacology |
| Farmacopea | Pharmacopeia |
| Farmacéutico | Pharmaceutic |
| Farándula | Theater or show related people |
| Faro | Vehicle headlight / Lighthouse |
| Farol | Lantern / Lighthouse |
| Farola | Streetlight |
| Farolear | To show off |
| Farra | Party |
| Farrear | To party |
| Farsante | A fraudulent person / Hypocrite |
| Fascinación | Fascination |
| fascinante | Fascinating |
| Fascismo | Fascism |
| Fascista | Fascist |
| Fase | Period / Phase / Stage |
| Fastidiar | To annoy or disappoint someone |
| Fastidioso | Annoying |
| Fatal | Fatal / horrible / Very bad |
| Fatalidad | Misfortune |
| Fatalismo | Fatalism |
| Fatídico | Fateful |
| Fatiga | Fatigue |
| Fatuo | Vain |
| Fauna | Fauna |
| Favor | Favor |
| Favorablemente | Favorably |
| Favor de | In favor of |
| Favorecer | To Favor / To prefer / To suit |
| Favorecido | Frontrunner / A fan favorite |
| Favorito | Favorite |
| Faz | Face |
| Fóbicamente | Phobically |
| Fóbico | Phobic |
| Fábrica | Factory |
| Fábula | A rumor / A myth |
| Fácil | Easy |
| Fácilmente | Easily |
| Fáctico | Factual |
| Fe | Faith |
| Febrero | February |
| Febril | Hectic / Feverish |
| Febrilmente | Feverishly |
| Fecha | Date |
| Fecha de nacimiento | Date of birth |
| Fechado | Marked with a specific date |
| Fechar | To date (determining when something has happened) |
| Fecundidad | Fruitfulness |
| Fecundo | Fertile |
| Federación | Federation |
| Federalista | Federalist |
| Federar | To federate |
| Fehaciente | Reliable |
| Fehacientemente | Reliably |
| Felicidad | Felicity / Happiness |
| Fedlicitación | Congratulations |
| Felicitar | To congratulate someone |
| Felino | Feline |
| Feliz | Happy / Pleased / Innocent |
| Feliz cumpeaños | Happy birthday |
| Felizmente | Happily |
| Feliz Navidad | Merry Christmas |
| Próspero Año Nuevo | Happy new year |
| Felonía | Felony |
| Felpa | Plush |
| Felpudo | Doormat |
| Femenino | Related to women |
| Feminista | Feminist |
| Femtogramo | Femtogram |
| Fenecer | To perish / To end / To conclude |
| Fenico | Phoenican person or language |
| Fenómeno | Phenomenon |
| Fenogreco | Fenugreek |
| Fenol | Phenol (an organic compound) |
| Fenología | Phenology |
| Fentión | Fention |
| Feo | In poor condition / Gross / Mean |
| Feo | Ugly / Bad / Nasty |
| Feria | Fair (The celebration not the fairness) |
| Feriado | Traditional holiday |
| Ferial | On a weekday |
| Fermentación | Fermentation |
| Fermentar | To Ferment |
| Fermiónico | Fermionic |
| Feroz | Fierce / Wild |
| Ferratería | Hardware store |
| Ferri | Ferry |
| Ferritina | Ferritin |
| Ferrocarril | Railway |
| Fertilidad | Fertility |
| Fertilización | Fertilization |
| Fertilizante | To Fertilize |
| Ferviente | Fervent |
| Fervorosamente | Fervently |
| Fervoroso | Fervent |
| Festejar | To beat someone without mercy |
| Festejar | To celebrate |
| Festinar | To speed something up |
| Festivo | Festive / Holiday |
| Festin | Feast |
| Festoneado | Sinuate |
| Fetiche | Fetish |
| Fetichismo | Fetishism |
| Fetidez | Foul smell |
| Fetên | Brilliant / Awesome |
| Feto | Fetus |
| Feudal | Feudal |
| Feudalismo | Feudalism (A social system) |
| Fígaro | Barber / short jacket |
| Fiador | Catch / Latch / Fastening cord / Chin strap |
| Fiador | Lock number / Safety catch / Safety Strap |
| Fiador | Horse neck collar / Gutter hook / Toggle |
| Fiambre | Colt meat / Corpse |
| Fianza | Bail (legal bail) |
| Fianza | Deposit for a rental item |
| Fiar | To confide / To entrust / To guarantee |
| Fibra | Fiber |
| Fibrilación | Fibrillation |
| Fibrina | Fibrin |
| Fibrinógeno | Fibrinogen |
| Ficar | To stay |
| Ficción | Fiction |
| Ficcional | Fictional |
| Ficha | Chip / Headshot / Voucher |
| Fichaje | Signing |
| Fichar | To book / To clock in our out |
| Fichar | To record information / To sign |
| Fichero | A collection of papers / A file |
| Ficología | Phycology |
| Fidedigno | Trustworthy / Reliable |
| Fideicomiso | Trust |
| Fidelidad | Loyalty |
| Fidelizar | To loyalize |
| Fideo | Noodle |
| Fido | Loyal |
| Fiebre | Fever |
| Fiel | Faithful / Loyal |
| Fielmente | Faithfully |
| Fieltro | Felt |
| Fiera | Wild animal |
| Fieramente | Proudly |
| Fiereza | Cruelty |
| Fierro | Iron / Firearm / Money / Penny |
| Figura | Figure |
| Figurar | To appear |
| Figurativamente | Figuratively |
| Fijación | Fixation / Fixing |
| Fijamente | Firmly |
| Fijar | To fix / To establish / To set |
| Fijarse en | To notice |
| Fijo | Firm / Fixed / Certainly / Doubtless |
| Fila | Line / Row / Rank |
| Filamento | Filament |
| Filamentoso | Filamentous |
| Filantropía | Philanthropy |
| Filar | To be onto |
| Filete | Filet / Thread of screw |
| Filetear | To filet / To thread |
| Filiación | Affiliation |
| Filólogo | Philologist |
| Filmación | Filming a movie |
| Filmar | To film |
| Filme | Film / Motion picture |
| Filón | Vein |
| Filáantropo | Philanthropic |
| Filo | Hunger / Fold / Edge or blade |
| Filogenia | Phylogenetics |
| Filogenêtico | Phylogenetic |
| Filológico | Philological |
| Filosofía | Philosophy |
| Filtrar | To filter |
| Fin | End / Final / Purpose |
| Final | Final |
| Finalizar | To Finish or finalize |
| Finalmente | Finally |
| Financiero | Financial |
| Finanza | Finance |
| Finca | Estate / Farm |
| Fin de semana | Break in the working week (holiday) |
| Finir | To end |
| Finito | Finite |
| Fino | Fine |
| Fintar | To feint |
| Firma | Business / Signature |
| Firmante | Signatory |
| Firmar | To sign |
| Firme | Firm |
| Firmementre | Firmly |
| Firmeza | Firmness |
| Fiscalizar | To inspect / To control / To supervise |
| Fisgón | Snooping / Nosy |
| Fisgonear | To snoop |
| Fisicoculturismo | Bodybuilding |
| Fisicoculturista | A bodybuilder |
| Fisionar | To fission |
| Fionomía | Appearance |
| Fistol | Scarfpin |
| Flaco | Thin or skinny |
| Flacura | Thinness |
| Flagelo | A whip / Sorrow |
| Flamante | Brand new / Brilliant |
| Flamear | To burn something |
| Flamenco | Flamenco dance / Flamingo bird |
| Flanco | Flank |
| Flanquear | To flank / To mark / To lose heart / To weaken |
| Flauta | Flute |
| Flauta dulce | Recorder (the musical instrument) |
| Flautista | Flutist |
| Flácido | Flaccid |
| Flecha | Arrow |
| Flechazo | Arrow shout / Arrow wound |
| Fleto | Homosexual make |
| Flexibilidad | Flexibility |
| Flexión | Push up |
Honorable Mentions
There are some Spanish words that got sort of made up by Spanish people to facilitate their lives, some of these words include:
Fatua
It originates from the Arabic word “Fatwa.” In both languages, it means legally taking religious advice from a person who is officially more religious than you.
Felices Reyes
There’s a celebration on January 6th in Spanish speaking countries called “Wise Men Day.”
Felicies Reyes is the common phrase on that day which means “Happy Wise Men Day!”
Fati
A nickname for “Fatima” that wasn’t originally in the Spanish language, but now it is.
Fara
The Spanish people created a word for an African snake that’s gray in color, and one meter in length.
