fregar
[fɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“fregar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,519. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,519
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Limpiar algo con agua y algún tipo de detergente, frotándolo con estropajo, cepillo o cualquier útil similar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-fregar · fregar · Spanish
fregar · rank #35,519 · 9 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-MID #35,519
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH frazadas
Nearest frequency peer: frazadas (-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 “fregar”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- firmamento
firmamento
64,487 corpus weight
- frame
frame
64,484 corpus weight
- frazadas
frazadas
64,483 corpus weight
- fregar
fregar
64,482 corpus weight
- frontier
frontier
64,480 corpus weight
- funny
funny
64,478 corpus weight
What this shows “fregar” 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 | fregar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɾeˈɣ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #35,519 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fregar”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around fregar (IPA [fɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,519 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for fregar, with forms such as "fergar", "ffregar", and "freagr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "fresa", "frena", "freír", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is fregar, spelled F-R-E-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Limpiar algo con agua y algún tipo de detergente, frotándolo con estropajo, cepillo o cualquier útil similar.
- 2Limpiar utilizando la fregona.
- 3Molestar, fastidiar o incordiar a alguien.
- 4Dañar o perjudicar a alguien.
- 5Arruinar, descomponer o echar a perder una cosa.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fregar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nunca ayudan a fregar los platos.
Me he pasado toda la tarde fregando la casa.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- fergar
- ffregar
- freagr
- fregarr
- freggar
- fregra
- frgear
- frregar
- rfegar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fregar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fregar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).