fragor

[fɾaˈɣ̞oɾ]

/[fɾaˈɣ̞oɾ]/ noun

The verdict

“fragor” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,183 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,183
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ruido intenso y prolongado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fragor · fragor · Spanish

fragor · rank #66,183 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,183
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH forrar

Nearest frequency peer: forrar (-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 “fragor”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fragor
PropertyValue
Headwordfragor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɾaˈɣ̞oɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,183
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “fragor” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.fragorcae 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: “forrar” (#66,182), “fornicación” (#66,181), “fraterna” (#66,185). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fragor” va en #66,183. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fragor is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,183 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɾaˈɣ̞oɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ruido intenso y prolongado.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fragor, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is fragor, spelled F-R-A-G-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ruido intenso y prolongado.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fragor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Y bajaron la empinada cuesta hasta internarse en la neblina, allí en donde ya no había pájaros, en donde el fragor del agua rugía como un trueno

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "fragor"?
"fragor" is spelled F-R-A-G-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fɾaˈɣ̞oɾ].
What does "fragor" mean?
As a noun, "fragor" means: Ruido intenso y prolongado.
How do you pronounce "fragor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fragor" is [fɾaˈɣ̞oɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fragor" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list