faldón

[fal̪ˈd̪õn]

/[fal̪ˈd̪õn]/ noun

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The verdict

“faldón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,101 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,101
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Falda suelta al aire, que pende de alguna ropa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-faldon · faldón · Spanish

faldón · rank #94,101 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,101
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fajín

Nearest frequency peer: fajín (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “faldón”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “faldón” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for faldón
PropertyValue
Headwordfaldón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fal̪ˈd̪õn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#94,101
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “faldón” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).faldóncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “fajín” (#94,100), “falsifica” (#94,102), “fagot” (#94,099). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “faldón” va en #94,101. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

faldón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,101 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fal̪ˈd̪õn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for faldón in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 faldón, spelled F-A-L-D-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Falda suelta al aire, que pende de alguna ropa.
  2. 2
    Parte inferior de alguna ropa, colgadura, etc.
  3. 3
    Prenda holgada que llevan los bebés desde la cintura hasta los pies.
  4. 4
    Piedra de tahona que por estar muy gastada sirve encima de otra, que no lo está tanto, para que con el peso de ambas pueda molerse bien el grano.
  5. 5
    Pieza de cuero que está unida a las armaduras de la silla para evitar el roce de la pierna del jinete con los flancos del caballo.
  6. 6
    Zócalo adherido al lateral de la carrocería que mejora la aerodinámica y la estabilidad del vehículo.
  7. 7
    Parte inferior de la página de un periódico, que cubre todo el ancho.^([definición imprecisa])
  8. 8
    En las cubiertas de los edificios con cuatro vertientes, se llama faldón a cada una de las dos vertientes que caen sobre las paredes testeras. El faldón forma un triángulo, cuya base es el largo de la pared testera; los lados, las dos líneas tesas, y su vértice está donde éstas se juntan en el caballete.
  9. 9
    Conjunto de los dos lienzos y del dintel que forma la boca de la chimenea.

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 "faldón"?
"faldón" is spelled F-A-L-D-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fal̪ˈd̪õn].
What does "faldón" mean?
As a noun, "faldón" means: Falda suelta al aire, que pende de alguna ropa.
How do you pronounce "faldón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faldón" is [fal̪ˈd̪õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faldón" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

evacua#94,083flexor#94,121forras#94,127freddo#94,135

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list