fregona
[fɾeˈɣ̞ona]
The verdict
“fregona” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,610 among 18,759 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,610
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 18,759
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Herramienta que suele tener un largo mango, y una cabeza hecha de gruesos y suaves hilos de tela absorbente y sirve para limpiar el suelo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fregona |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɾeˈɣ̞ona] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #55,610 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fregona” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fregona is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,610 among 18,759 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɾeˈɣ̞ona]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fregona, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is fregona, spelled F-R-E-G-O-N-A.
Definition
- 1Herramienta que suele tener un largo mango, y una cabeza hecha de gruesos y suaves hilos de tela absorbente y sirve para limpiar el suelo.
- 2Mujer que se dedica profesionalmente a la limpieza de una casa y a hacer la comida.
- 3Mujer tosca e inculta.
This word in other languages
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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Using “fregona”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-R-E-G-O-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɾeˈɣ̞ona] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.