fraile

[ˈfɾajle]

/[ˈfɾajle]/ noun

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The verdict

“fraile” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,375. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,375
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Clérigo mendicante.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fraile · fraile · Spanish

fraile · rank #20,375 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,375
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH football

Nearest frequency peer: football (-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 “fraile”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fraile” 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).

fraile vs frase
67% similar
fraile vs frame
67% similar
fraile vs fraude
67% similar

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

Key facts for fraile
PropertyValue
Headwordfraile
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɾajle]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,375
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fraile”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).frailecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “football” (#20,374), “fomentando” (#20,373), “filtra” (#20,372). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fraile” va en #20,375. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around fraile (IPA [ˈfɾajle]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,375 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for fraile, with forms such as "farile", "ffraile", and "fraiel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "frase", "frame", "fraude", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is fraile, spelled F-R-A-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Clérigo mendicante.
  2. 2
    Doblez en forma de capucha que queda en la costura inferior de algunas túnicas o vestidos similares.
  3. 3
    Calado triangular en la ventilación de una chimenea para ayudar a la salida del humo.
  4. 4
    Blanco en un texto impreso ocasionado por estar doblado o tapado el papel al colocarlo en el molde.
  5. 5
    Residuo del prensado de la caña de azúcar.
  6. 6
    Montón de uva pisada para extraer mosto.
  7. 7
    Montón de mies trillada pero aún no aventada.
  8. 8
    Piel que recubre el glande del pene.
  9. 9
    (Salaria fluviatilis) Pez perciforme, que habita aguas rápidas de la cuenca del Mediterráneo, de hasta 25 cm de largo, cuerpo elongado de color pardoverdoso con listas negras, desprovisto de escamas y muy viscoso.
  10. 10
    (Vanellus chilensis) Ave charadriforme, nativa de las llanuras de Sudamérica, de hasta 40 cm de altura, 400 g de peso, con el lomo y cabeza grises, garganta y frente negras y vientre blanco; habita los campos, en los que aprovecha los terrenos húmedos y recién arados para alimentarse. Su grito desapacible anuncia la lluvia.
  11. 11
    Número trece.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Por ende nós los dichos beneficiado e mayordomo, vezinos de la dicha iglesia de Sant Salvador, otorgamos e conocemos que vendemos al prior e frailes del monesterio de Sant Leonardo.
  2. el Garbanzo no hallaba diversión alguna en la vida conventual, porque se le había ordenado especialmente que no estropease con trapisondas impías o con aventuras putañeras la buena fama del fraile en cuya carne mortal incómodamente se había instalado.

Synonyms

prepucioblenio de ríoalcaravánavefríaavefría terocaravanachorlitazo sureñoleque lequeteroteroteroteruterutrailetreiletreltriel

This word in other languages

friar(English)frère(Français)Ordensbruder(Deutsch)frade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • farile
  • ffraile
  • fraiel
  • fraille
  • fralie
  • friale
  • frraile
  • rfaile

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fraile - 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.

farile2ffraile1fraiel2fraille1fralie2friale2frraile1rfaile2
Edit distance from "fraile"

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 "fraile"?
"fraile" is spelled F-R-A-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɾajle].
What does "fraile" mean?
As a noun, "fraile" means: Clérigo mendicante.
What words are commonly confused with "fraile"?
"fraile" is commonly confused with "frase", "frame", "fraude". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fraile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fraile" is [ˈfɾajle]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fraile" come from?
"fraile" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

filtra#20,372fervor#20,370guapas#20,382exento#20,363

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Guillén8 variantsKarina8 variantsladera8 variantslucen8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list