f
Spanish, interjection
f is spelled F (one letter) and appears 76 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,169th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). F is a Spanish interjection meaning “bad luck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, F is a different word: “The sixth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script”. On this page, f. is a different word: “abbreviation of feminino (“feminine”)”.
What does f mean in English?
letter
- 1
The sixth letter of the Spanish alphabet, called efe and written in the Latin script.
interjection
- 1
colloquialbad luck
letter
- 1
The sixth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
adjective
- 1
abbreviation of feminino (“feminine”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. Abreviatura de femenino.
letter: 1. Sexta letra del alfabeto español y cuarta consonante. Su nombre es efe.
letter: 1. Sexta letra del abecedario español. Su nombre es efe y representa un sonido consonante fricativo labiodental sordo.
interjection: 1. Utilizada para mostrar respeto ante una situación trágica o vergonzosa.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of f
- F uppercase
- f lowercase
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is f in Spanish?
f appears 76 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).