fray
[ˈfɾaj]
The verdict
“fray” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,828. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,828
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Úsase como vocativo ante el nombre de un fraile o freile.
Corpus desk
Index ES-fray · fray · Spanish
fray · rank #9,828 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,828
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH fracasado
Nearest frequency peer: fracasado (-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 “fray”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- felicito
felicito
90,177 corpus weight
- fingir
fingir
90,176 corpus weight
- forzar
forzar
90,175 corpus weight
- fracasado
fracasado
90,174 corpus weight
- fray
fray
90,173 corpus weight
- genes
genes
90,170 corpus weight
What this shows “fray” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fray |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɾaj] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #9,828 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fray”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around fray (IPA [ˈfɾaj]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,828 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Úsase como vocativo ante el nombre de un fraile o freile.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for fray, with forms such as "fary", "ffray", and "frayy". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fry", "fua", "frío", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is fray, spelled F-R-A-Y.
Definition
- 1Úsase como vocativo ante el nombre de un fraile o freile.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fray appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
en Camargo, paresçieron y presentes fray Gutierre de Quijano e fray Gonçalo d'Eras, frayres del monesterio de Santa Catalina de Monte Coruan de la orden de Sant Geronimo, en vos e en nonbre del prior e convento e frayres del dicho monesterio, cuyos procuradores son.
escucha en silencio las palabras que, muy a solas, le dirige con discurso barroco el antiguo confesor del rey don Sebastián, este fray Miguel de los Santos, que es promotor actual de su causa.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- fary
- ffray
- frayy
- frray
- frya
- rfay
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fray - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).