ferretería

Name: ferretería, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[feret̪eˈɾia]

/[feret̪eˈɾia]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“ferretería” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,852. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,852
frequency rank, Spanish: 2,333
“F” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tienda dedicada a la venta de objetos metálicos, implementos de construcción e instalaciones para la casa, tales como cerraduras, herramientas, clavos, etcétera.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ferreteria · ferretería · Spanish

ferretería · rank #26,852 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #26,852
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 2,333
PHOTO-FINISH fechada

Nearest frequency peer: fechada (-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.

Faustino

73,152
favoreció

73,151
fechada

73,150
ferretería

73,149
ferviente

73,148
fijados

73,147

What this shows “ferretería” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Key facts for ferretería
Property	Value
Headword	ferretería
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[feret̪eˈɾia]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#26,852
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ferretería”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ferreteríacae aquí:

#26,852

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “fechada” (#26,851), “ferviente” (#26,853), “favoreció” (#26,850). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “ferretería” va en #26,852. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ferretería (IPA [feret̪eˈɾia]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,852 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ferretería, with forms such as "efrretería", "ferertería", and "feretería". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 ferretería, spelled F-E-R-R-E-T-E-R-Í-A.

Definition

1
Tienda dedicada a la venta de objetos metálicos, implementos de construcción e instalaciones para la casa, tales como cerraduras, herramientas, clavos, etcétera.
2
Conjunto de útiles metálicos que pueden adquirirse en una ferretería₁.
3
Compra y venta de hierro.
4
Taller donde se procesa el mineral de hierro para hacerlo utilizable como metal.

Synonyms

ferrería

This word in other languages

quincaillerie(Français)Baumarkt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

efrretería
ferertería
feretería
ferreetría
ferreteraí
ferreterría
ferreteíra
ferretreía
ferrettería
ferrteería
fferretería
freretería

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ferretería - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "ferretería"

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 "ferretería"?

"ferretería" is spelled F-E-R-R-E-T-E-R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [feret̪eˈɾia].

What does "ferretería" mean?

As a noun, "ferretería" means: Tienda dedicada a la venta de objetos metálicos, implementos de construcción e instalaciones para la casa, tales como cerraduras, herramientas, clavos, etcétera.

What are common misspellings of "ferretería"?

Common misspellings include "efrretería", "ferertería", "feretería", "ferreetría", "ferreteraí". The correct spelling is "ferretería".

How do you pronounce "ferretería"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ferretería" is [feret̪eˈɾia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "ferretería" come from?

"ferretería" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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