ferrete
Spanish, noun/feˈrete/
ferrete is spelled F-E-R-R-E-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 85 million words in written Spanish, the 317,902nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ferrete is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “branding iron” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sal o sulfato de cobre que se emplea para limpiar o teñir telas y ropa (tintorería)”.
What does ferrete mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebranding iron
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sal o sulfato de cobre que se emplea para limpiar o teñir telas y ropa (tintorería).
noun: 1. Implemento de hierro empleado para marcar. 2. Vara metálica en forma triangular que sirve como instrumento musical de percusión.
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 ferrete
- ferretes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ferrete?
- /feˈrete/
- [feˈre.t̪e]
- [feˈret̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ferrete in Spanish?
ferrete appears about once in every 85 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).