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frenillo

Spanish, noun/fɾeˈniʝo/

frenillo is spelled F-R-E-N-I-L-L-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 78,932nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Frenillo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “braces” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Membrana que sujeta la lengua por la línea media de la parte inferior, y que, cuando se desarrolla demasiado…”.

What does frenillo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinebraces

  2. 2

    masculinefrenulum (fold of tissue that prevents an organ in the body from moving too far)

  3. 3

    masculinespeech disorder

  4. 4

    Mexicomasculinebridle of a kite

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Membrana que sujeta la lengua por la línea media de la parte inferior, y que, cuando se desarrolla demasiado, impide mamar o hablar con expedición. 2. Ligamento que sujeta el prepucio al bálano. 3. Cada una de las cuerdas o tirantes que lleva la cometa, y que convergen en la cuerda que la sujeta. 4. Cabo o rebenque para diversos usos.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of frenillo

  • frenillos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce frenillo?

  • /fɾeˈniʝo/
  • [fɾeˈni.ʝo]
  • [fɾeˈniʝo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to frenillo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is frenillo in Spanish?

frenillo appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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