flaquear
[flakeˈaɾ]
The verdict
“flaquear” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,097 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,097
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perder fuerza, ponerse débil.
Corpus desk
Index ES-flaquear · flaquear · Spanish
flaquear · rank #80,097 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,097
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH fitoplancton
Nearest frequency peer: fitoplancton (-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 “flaquear”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- firmarse
firmarse
19,906 corpus weight
- fitoplancton
fitoplancton
19,905 corpus weight
- flaquear
flaquear
19,904 corpus weight
- flaquita
flaquita
19,903 corpus weight
- florentinos
florentinos
19,902 corpus weight
- fluctúan
fluctúan
19,901 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “flaquear” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flaquear |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [flakeˈaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #80,097 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “flaquear” en español
Rare enough to double-check
flaquear is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,097 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [flakeˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for flaquear in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is flaquear, spelled F-L-A-Q-U-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1Perder fuerza, ponerse débil.
- 2Bajar o disminuir el ánimo o el entusiasmo; aflojar o acobardarse para hacer o enfrentar algo.
- 3Referido a una cosa, estar en gran deterioro y peligro de destruirse, arruinarse o derrumbarse.
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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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