falda
[ˈfal̪d̪a]
The verdict
“falda” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,660 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,660
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prenda de uso mayoritariamente femenino, que cubre de la cintura hacia abajo envolviendo el cuerpo sin costura entre las piernas. Forma parte del hábito masculino en algunos grupos, como la vestime...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | falda |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfal̪d̪a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #8,660 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “falda” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for falda is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfal̪d̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,660 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for falda, with forms such as "aflda", "fadla", and "falad". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fama", "fila", "fall", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is falda, spelled F-A-L-D-A.
Definition
- 1Prenda de uso mayoritariamente femenino, que cubre de la cintura hacia abajo envolviendo el cuerpo sin costura entre las piernas. Forma parte del hábito masculino en algunos grupos, como la vestimenta talar de los sacerdotes católicos, o culturas, como el kilt de los escoceses.
- 2Por extensión, cobertura semejante que viste muebles.
- 3Extremos de una prenda que no quedan ceñidos al cuerpo.
- 4Por contigüidad, parte del cuerpo entre la cintura y la rodilla.
- 5Parte inferior de las laderas de un monte.
- 6Corte de carne que recubre externamente el costillar del pecho del vacuno, y que sin estar unido a éste se corta por lo general junto a las costillas como carne para pucheros y otros guisados.
- 7Corte de carne tomado del vientre del vacuno, desde la parte posterior de la última costilla hasta la articulación del anca. Es una carne magra y tierna,
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aflda,fadla,falad,faldda,fallda,ffalda,flada
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of falda - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “falda”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-A-L-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfal̪d̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fama” - see the side-by-side comparison. falda vs fama
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.