fragata

/[fɾaˈɣ̞at̪a]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,262

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

fragata is aSpanishnoun. It 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... Pronounced [fɾaˈɣ̞at̪a]. Often confused with fragua and frazada.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for fragata is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɾaˈɣ̞at̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,262 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 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for fragata, with forms such as "fargata", "ffragata", and "fraagta". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "fragua", "frazada", "fragatas", 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 fragata, spelled F-R-A-G-A-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fargata,ffragata,fraagta,fragaat,fragatta,fraggata,fragtaa,frgaata,frragata,rfagata

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fragata

Misspelling Variants of "fragata"

fargata7ffragata8fraagta7fragaat7fragatta8fraggata8fragtaa7frgaata7
Misspelling Variants of "fragata"

Frequency rank: #18,262 in Spanish

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.