flequillo
[fleˈkiʝo]
The verdict
“flequillo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #39,237 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,237
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sección de pelo que se deja caer sobre la frente.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flequillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fleˈkiʝo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #39,237 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “flequillo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for flequillo is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fleˈkiʝo]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,237 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Sección de pelo que se deja caer sobre la frente.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for flequillo, with forms such as "felquillo", "fflequillo", and "fleqiullo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is flequillo, spelled F-L-E-Q-U-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Sección de pelo que se deja caer sobre la frente.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: felquillo,fflequillo,fleqiullo,fleqquillo,flequilo,flequilol,flequlilo,fleuqillo,fllequillo,flqeuillo,lfequillo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flequillo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “flequillo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-L-E-Q-U-I-L-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fleˈkiʝo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.