fajar
[faˈxaɾ]
The verdict
“fajar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,792 among 18,759 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,792
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 18,759
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cobrar un precio exorbitante por algo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fajar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [faˈxaɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #86,792 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fajar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fajar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,792 among 18,759 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [faˈxaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cobrar un precio exorbitante por algo.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fajar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is fajar, spelled F-A-J-A-R.
Definition
- 1Cobrar un precio exorbitante por algo.
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.
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Using “fajar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-A-J-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [faˈxaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.