fragata

[fɾaˈɣ̞at̪a]

/[fɾaˈɣ̞at̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“fragata” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,262. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,262
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Buque ligero, arbolado con tres palos en cruz y dotado de una bateria de cañones cubierta, que se empleó hasta la primera mitad del siglo XIX como acompañante de navíos más pesados, para exploració...

Corpus desk

Index ES-fragata · fragata · Spanish

fragata · rank #18,262 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,262
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fitness

Nearest frequency peer: fitness (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “fragata”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “fragata” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fragata vs fragua
71% similar
fragata vs frazada
71% similar
fragata vs fragatas
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fragata
PropertyValue
Headwordfragata
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɾaˈɣ̞at̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,262
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fragata”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.fragatacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “fitness” (#18,261), “freelance” (#18,263), “firmantes” (#18,260). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fragata” va en #18,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around fragata (IPA [fɾaˈɣ̞at̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,262 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fragata, with forms such as "fargata", "ffragata", and "fraagta". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "fragua", "frazada", "fragatas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is fragata, spelled F-R-A-G-A-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Buque ligero, arbolado con tres palos en cruz y dotado de una bateria de cañones cubierta, que se empleó hasta la primera mitad del siglo XIX como acompañante de navíos más pesados, para exploración o para intercepción. También se usaron para el tráfico mercante.
  2. 2
    Buque de guerra arbolado con tres o más palos, ayudado de un motor a vapor, dotado de no más de dos cubiertas y en sus versiones más modernas blindado. Altamente polifacético para su época, fue utilitzado tanto para escolta como para acciones militares individuales.
  3. 3
    Desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial, buque de combate sin velas, mayor que una corbeta y menor que un destructor, que se emplea como escolta y en la persecución de submarinos.

This word in other languages

frigate(English)frégate(Français)Fregatte(Deutsch)fragata(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fargata
  • ffragata
  • fraagta
  • fragaat
  • fragatta
  • fraggata
  • fragtaa
  • frgaata
  • frragata
  • rfagata

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fragata - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

fargata2ffragata1fraagta2fragaat2fragatta1fraggata1fragtaa2frgaata2
Edit distance from "fragata"

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 "fragata"?
"fragata" is spelled F-R-A-G-A-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [fɾaˈɣ̞at̪a].
What does "fragata" mean?
As a noun, "fragata" means: Buque ligero, arbolado con tres palos en cruz y dotado de una bateria de cañones cubierta, que se empleó hasta la primera mitad del siglo XIX como acompañante de navíos más pesados, para exploració...
What words are commonly confused with "fragata"?
"fragata" is commonly confused with "fragua", "frazada", "fragatas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fragata"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fragata" is [fɾaˈɣ̞at̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fragata" come from?
"fragata" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fitness#18,261hiciese#18,271eternos#18,247estimar#18,246

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

lunares10 variantscónyuge10 variantscómputo10 variantscostosa10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list