francófono
[fɾãŋˈkofono]
The verdict
“francófono” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,820 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,820
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que habla nativa o fluidamente el francés.
Corpus desk
Index ES-francofono · francófono · Spanish
francófono · rank #86,820 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,820
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH fracasamos
Nearest frequency peer: fracasamos (-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 “francófono”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- folklorista
folklorista
13,186 corpus weight
- formase
formase
13,184 corpus weight
- fracasamos
fracasamos
13,182 corpus weight
- francófono
francófono
13,181 corpus weight
- frotis
frotis
13,179 corpus weight
- fungir
fungir
13,177 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “francófono” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | francófono |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fɾãŋˈkofono] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #86,820 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “francófono” en español
Rare enough to double-check
francófono is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,820 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɾãŋˈkofono]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
francófono has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is francófono, spelled F-R-A-N-C-Ó-F-O-N-O.
Definition
- 1Que habla nativa o fluidamente el francés.
- 2Dicho de un territorio, habitado mayoritariamente por francófonos₁.
- 3Dicho de una institución, que emplea el francés como lengua de trabajo u oficial.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how francófono appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Québec una de las diez provincias en las que está dividida Canadá y con una autonomía federal propia es una región doblemente periférica. Primero por ser una región francófona en medio de un continente anglófono.
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.
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