fregando
[fɾeˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]
The verdict
“fregando” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,421 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,421
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerundio de fregar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-fregando · fregando · Spanish
fregando · rank #69,421 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,421
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH freeze
Nearest frequency peer: freeze (-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 “fregando”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- fotovoltaic…
fotovoltaicos
30,584 corpus weight
- fragmentadas
fragmentadas
30,582 corpus weight
- freeze
freeze
30,581 corpus weight
- fregando
fregando
30,580 corpus weight
- fritura
fritura
30,578 corpus weight
- funicular
funicular
30,576 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “fregando” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fregando |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɾeˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #69,421 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “fregando” en español
Rare enough to double-check
fregando is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,421 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɾeˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerundio de fregar.".
fregando doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is fregando, spelled F-R-E-G-A-N-D-O.
Definition
- 1Gerundio 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.
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