frangible

[fɾãŋˈxiβ̞le]

/[fɾãŋˈxiβ̞le]/ adj

The verdict

“frangible” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que puede quebrarse o romperse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-frangible · frangible · Spanish

frangible · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for frangible
PropertyValue
Headwordfrangible
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɾãŋˈxiβ̞le]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “frangible” en español

frangibleno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

frangible is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɾãŋˈxiβ̞le]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que puede quebrarse o romperse.".

frangible has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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. The correct Spanish form is frangible, spelled F-R-A-N-G-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que puede quebrarse o romperse.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "frangible"?
"frangible" is spelled F-R-A-N-G-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɾãŋˈxiβ̞le].
What does "frangible" mean?
As an adjective, "frangible" means: Que puede quebrarse o romperse.
How do you pronounce "frangible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frangible" is [fɾãŋˈxiβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frangible" come from?
"frangible" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list