factorial

[fakt̪oˈɾjal]

/[fakt̪oˈɾjal]/ noun

The verdict

“factorial” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,924 among 18,759 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,924
frequency rank, Spanish
18,759
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Resultado de la multiplicación de todos los números enteros positivos desde 1 hasta cualquiera otro. Se le representa mediante la notación n! El lugar de la literal n debe ocuparlo el número del qu...

Key facts for factorial
PropertyValue
Headwordfactorial
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fakt̪oˈɾjal]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,924
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “factorial” sits in Spanish frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

factorial is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,924 among 18,759 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fakt̪oˈɾjal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Resultado de la multiplicación de todos los números enteros positivos desde 1 hasta cualquiera otro. Se le representa mediante la notación n! El lugar de la literal n debe ocuparlo el número del qu...".

factorial doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is factorial, spelled F-A-C-T-O-R-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Resultado de la multiplicación de todos los números enteros positivos desde 1 hasta cualquiera otro. Se le representa mediante la notación n! El lugar de la literal n debe ocuparlo el número del que se desea obtener ese valor. Así, el factorial de 6 es:

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "factorial"?
"factorial" is spelled F-A-C-T-O-R-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [fakt̪oˈɾjal].
What does "factorial" mean?
As a noun, "factorial" means: Resultado de la multiplicación de todos los números enteros positivos desde 1 hasta cualquiera otro. Se le representa mediante la notación n! El lugar de la literal n debe ocuparlo el número del qu...
How do you pronounce "factorial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "factorial" is [fakt̪oˈɾjal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "factorial" come from?
"factorial" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “factorial”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is F-A-C-T-O-R-I-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fakt̪oˈɾjal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list