foxtrot

[ˈfɔkstrɔt]

/[ˈfɔkstrɔt]/ noun

The verdict

“foxtrot” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,055 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,055
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Palabra clave radiofónica del ICAO y NATO para la letra F.

Corpus desk

Index ES-foxtrot · foxtrot · Spanish

foxtrot · rank #93,055 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,055
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fototeca

Nearest frequency peer: fototeca (-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 “foxtrot”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for foxtrot
PropertyValue
Headwordfoxtrot
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔkstrɔt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#93,055
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “foxtrot” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.foxtrotcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “fototeca” (#93,054), “frequency” (#93,056), “forzará” (#93,053). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “foxtrot” va en #93,055. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

foxtrot is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,055 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔkstrɔt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

foxtrot has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is foxtrot, spelled F-O-X-T-R-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Palabra clave radiofónica del ICAO y NATO para la letra F.
  2. 2
    Bandera que representa la letra F.

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 "foxtrot"?
"foxtrot" is spelled F-O-X-T-R-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔkstrɔt].
What does "foxtrot" mean?
As a noun, "foxtrot" means: Palabra clave radiofónica del ICAO y NATO para la letra F.
How do you pronounce "foxtrot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "foxtrot" is [ˈfɔkstrɔt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "foxtrot" come from?
"foxtrot" 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 "foxtrot", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list