forastera

[foɾasˈt̪eɾa]

/[foɾasˈt̪eɾa]/ adj

The verdict

“forastera” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,898 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,898
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino singular de forastero.

Corpus desk

Index ES-forastera · forastera · Spanish

forastera · rank #84,898 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,898
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fonológico

Nearest frequency peer: fonológico (-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 “forastera”

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 “forastera” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for forastera
PropertyValue
Headwordforastera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[foɾasˈt̪eɾa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,898
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “forastera” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).forasteracae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “fonológico” (#84,897), “formica” (#84,899), “flipado” (#84,896). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “forastera” va en #84,898. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

forastera is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,898 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [foɾasˈt̪eɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino singular de forastero.".

forastera has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is forastera, spelled F-O-R-A-S-T-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino singular de forastero.

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 "forastera"?
"forastera" is spelled F-O-R-A-S-T-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [foɾasˈt̪eɾa].
What does "forastera" mean?
As an adjective, "forastera" means: Forma del femenino singular de forastero.
How do you pronounce "forastera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forastera" is [foɾasˈt̪eɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forastera" come from?
"forastera" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list