flojo

/[ˈfloxo]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,623

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

flojo is anSpanishadj. It means: Poco tenso, poco estirado, desajustado. Pronounced [ˈfloxo]. Often confused with foto and foro.

Key facts for flojo
PropertyValue
Headwordflojo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈfloxo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,623
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for flojo is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfloxo]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,623 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 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 flojo, with forms such as "fflojo", "fljoo", and "fllojo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "foto", "foro", "flor", 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 flojo, spelled F-L-O-J-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poco tenso, poco estirado, desajustado.
  2. 2
    Débil, sin fuerza.
  3. 3
    Dicho de una persona, poco predispuesto a trabajar o lento en realizar las tareas.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fflojo,fljoo,fllojo,flojjo,flooj,foljo,lfojo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for flojo

Misspelling Variants of "flojo"

fflojo6fljoo5fllojo6flojjo6flooj5foljo5lfojo5
Misspelling Variants of "flojo"

Frequency rank: #15,623 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "flojo"?
"flojo" is spelled F-L-O-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfloxo].
What does "flojo" mean?
As an adj, "flojo" means: Poco tenso, poco estirado, desajustado.
What words are commonly confused with "flojo"?
"flojo" is commonly confused with "foto", "foro", "flor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flojo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flojo" is [ˈfloxo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flojo" come from?
"flojo" 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.