flete

/[ˈflet̪e]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,047

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

flete is aSpanishnoun. It means: Precio del alquiler de un buque o de parte de este. Pronounced [ˈflet̪e]. Often confused with free and fuese.

Key facts for flete
PropertyValue
Headwordflete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈflet̪e]
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,047
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of flete in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for flete is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈflet̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,047 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for flete, with forms such as "felte", "fflete", and "fleet". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "free", "fuese", "flota", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is flete, spelled F-L-E-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Precio del alquiler de un buque o de parte de este.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, precio del alquiler de cualquier medio de transporte de mercancías.
  3. 3
    Carga que lleva un buque.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, carga que lleva cualquier medio de transporte de mercancías.
  5. 5
    Vehículo de alquiler para el transporte de mercancías.
  6. 6
    Caballo de monta de buena calidad.
  7. 7
    Cliente de una prostituta.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: felte,fflete,fleet,flette,fllete,fltee,lfete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for flete

Misspelling Variants of "flete"

felte5fflete6fleet5flette6fllete6fltee5lfete5
Misspelling Variants of "flete"

Frequency rank: #35,047 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "flete"?
"flete" is spelled F-L-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflet̪e].
What does "flete" mean?
As a noun, "flete" means: Precio del alquiler de un buque o de parte de este.
What words are commonly confused with "flete"?
"flete" is commonly confused with "free", "fuese", "flota". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flete" is [ˈflet̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flete" come from?
"flete" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.