fajita

/fəˈhiːtə/

//fəˈhiːtə// noun

"fajita" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fajita” is uncommon English (frequency #87,270 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,270
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Tex-Mex dish of strips of spicy marinated meat and/or vegetables in a soft flour tortilla, often served with salad or a savoury filling.

Corpus desk

Index EN-fajita · fajita · English

fajita · rank #87,270 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,270
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH Falkner

Nearest frequency peer: Falkner (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “fajita”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “fajita” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fajita
PropertyValue
Headwordfajita
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fəˈhiːtə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,270
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “fajita” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).fajitafalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Falkner” (#87,271), “Faustian” (#87,276), “ethology” (#87,261). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fajita” is #87,270. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fajita is uncommon English at frequency #87,270 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /fəˈhiːtə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A Tex-Mex dish of strips of spicy marinated meat and/or vegetables in a soft flour tortilla, often served with salad or a savoury filling.".

No misspelling variants are generated for fajita in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From American Spanish fajita, diminutive of faja (“strip, band”). The correct English form is fajita, spelled F-A-J-I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A Tex-Mex dish of strips of spicy marinated meat and/or vegetables in a soft flour tortilla, often served with salad or a savoury filling.

Etymology

From American Spanish fajita, diminutive of faja (“strip, band”).

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fajita"?
"fajita" is spelled F-A-J-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /fəˈhiːtə/.
What does "fajita" mean?
As a noun, "fajita" means: A Tex-Mex dish of strips of spicy marinated meat and/or vegetables in a soft flour tortilla, often served with salad or a savoury filling.
How do you pronounce "fajita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fajita" is /fəˈhiːtə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "fajita"?
From American Spanish fajita, diminutive of faja (“strip, band”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list