folletín

[foʝeˈt̪ĩn]

/[foʝeˈt̪ĩn]/ noun

The verdict

“folletín” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,240 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,240
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Escrito que se inserta en la parte inferior de las planas de los periódicos, y en el cual se trata de materias extrañas al objeto principal de la publicación; como artículos de crítica, novelas, etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-folletin · folletín · Spanish

folletín · rank #78,240 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,240
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH flipante

Nearest frequency peer: flipante (-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 “folletín”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “folletín” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for folletín
PropertyValue
Headwordfolletín
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[foʝeˈt̪ĩn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,240
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “folletín” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).folletíncae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “flipante” (#78,239), “fishing” (#78,238), “franquiciados” (#78,243). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “folletín” va en #78,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

folletín is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,240 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [foʝeˈt̪ĩn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for folletín, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is folletín, spelled F-O-L-L-E-T-Í-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Escrito que se inserta en la parte inferior de las planas de los periódicos, y en el cual se trata de materias extrañas al objeto principal de la publicación; como artículos de crítica, novelas, etc.
  2. 2
    Relato típico que se usa en las novelas por entrega, provocador e inverosímil.
  3. 3
    Fragmento cinematográfico cuyo estilo se parece al del folletín literario.
  4. 4
    Situación escandalosa tragicómica.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "folletín"?
"folletín" is spelled F-O-L-L-E-T-Í-N. The IPA pronunciation is [foʝeˈt̪ĩn].
What does "folletín" mean?
As a noun, "folletín" means: Escrito que se inserta en la parte inferior de las planas de los periódicos, y en el cual se trata de materias extrañas al objeto principal de la publicación; como artículos de crítica, novelas, etc.
How do you pronounce "folletín"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "folletín" is [foʝeˈt̪ĩn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "folletín" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "folletín", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list