franquear
[fɾãŋkeˈaɾ]
The verdict
“franquear” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,016 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,016
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Desembarazar, librar de estorbos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-franquear · franquear · Spanish
franquear · rank #82,016 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,016
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH frenen
Nearest frequency peer: frenen (+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 “franquear”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- fotovoltaic…
fotovoltaicas
17,991 corpus weight
- fracasara
fracasara
17,988 corpus weight
- fracasé
fracasé
17,987 corpus weight
- franquear
franquear
17,985 corpus weight
- frenen
frenen
17,984 corpus weight
- fundamos
fundamos
17,981 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “franquear” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | franquear |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɾãŋkeˈaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #82,016 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “franquear” en español
Rare enough to double-check
franquear is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,016 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɾãŋkeˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for franquear, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is franquear, spelled F-R-A-N-Q-U-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1Desembarazar, librar de estorbos.
- 2Cruzar.
- 3Exceptuar de un tributo.
- 4Conceder algo libremente.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how franquear appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
… desde que el coche franqueó los límites de la hacienda, mi marido se había mostrado un poco nervioso, …
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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