flete
Spanish, noun
flete is spelled F-L-E-T-E (5 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 34,926th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Flete is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “freight, cargo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of fletar. With an accent, fleté is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of fletar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Precio del alquiler de un buque o de parte de este”.
What does flete mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefreight, cargo
- 2
masculinecharter (temporary hiring of a vehicle for transportation of freight)
- 3
masculineslanga casual romantic or sexual connection; a fling
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of fletar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Precio del alquiler de un buque o de parte de este. 2. Por extensión, precio del alquiler de cualquier medio de transporte de mercancías. 3. Carga que lleva un buque. 4. Por extensión, carga que lleva cualquier medio de transporte de mercancías.
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de fletar o de limpiar vigorosa o profundamente.
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 flete
- fletes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to flete
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is flete in Spanish?
flete appears 1.0 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).