fregados

[fɾeˈɣ̞að̞os]

/[fɾeˈɣ̞að̞os]/ participle

The verdict

“fregados” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,277 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,277
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de fregado, participio de fregar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fregados · fregados · Spanish

fregados · rank #77,277 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,277
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH Freetown

Nearest frequency peer: Freetown (-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 “fregados”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “fregados” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fregados
PropertyValue
Headwordfregados
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[fɾeˈɣ̞að̞os]
Letters8
Frequency rank#77,277
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “fregados” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).fregadoscae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Freetown” (#77,276), “friendo” (#77,278), “fourth” (#77,275). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fregados” va en #77,277. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fregados is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,277 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [fɾeˈɣ̞að̞os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de fregado, participio de fregar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fregados, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 fregados, spelled F-R-E-G-A-D-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de fregado, participio de fregar.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fregados"?
"fregados" is spelled F-R-E-G-A-D-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [fɾeˈɣ̞að̞os].
What does "fregados" mean?
As a participle, "fregados" means: Forma del plural de fregado, participio de fregar.
How do you pronounce "fregados"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fregados" is [fɾeˈɣ̞að̞os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fregados", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list