fregado
[fɾeˈɣ̞að̞o]
The verdict
“fregado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,094 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,094
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción y efecto de fregar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-fregado · fregado · Spanish
fregado · rank #63,094 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,094
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH foul
Nearest frequency peer: foul (-2 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 “fregado”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- forradas
forradas
36,911 corpus weight
- fortificar
fortificar
36,910 corpus weight
- foul
foul
36,909 corpus weight
- fregado
fregado
36,907 corpus weight
- friolera
friolera
36,905 corpus weight
- frugal
frugal
36,904 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “fregado” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fregado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɾeˈɣ̞að̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #63,094 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “fregado” en español
Rare enough to double-check
fregado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,094 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɾeˈɣ̞að̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for fregado in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 fregado, spelled F-R-E-G-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Acción y efecto de fregar.
- 2Situación confusa y desordenada.
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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