frente

/[ˈfɾẽn̪t̪e]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#319

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

frente is aSpanishnoun. It means: Parte superior de la cara, comprendida entre una y otra sien, y desde encima de los ojos hasta que empieza la vuelta del cráneo. Pronounced [ˈfɾẽn̪t̪e]. It ranks #319 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with front and fuerte.

Key facts for frente
PropertyValue
Headwordfrente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɾẽn̪t̪e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#319
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of frente in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for frente is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɾẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #319 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for frente, with forms such as "fernte", "ffrente", and "frenet". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "front", "fuerte", "fuente", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is frente, spelled F-R-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte superior de la cara, comprendida entre una y otra sien, y desde encima de los ojos hasta que empieza la vuelta del cráneo.
  2. 2
    Semblante, cara.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fernte,ffrente,frenet,frennte,frentte,fretne,frnete,frrente,rfente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for frente

Misspelling Variants of "frente"

fernte6ffrente7frenet6frennte7frentte7fretne6frnete6frrente7
Misspelling Variants of "frente"

Frequency rank: #319 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "frente"?
"frente" is spelled F-R-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɾẽn̪t̪e].
What does "frente" mean?
As a noun, "frente" means: Parte superior de la cara, comprendida entre una y otra sien, y desde encima de los ojos hasta que empieza la vuelta del cráneo.
What words are commonly confused with "frente"?
"frente" is commonly confused with "front", "fuerte", "fuente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frente" is [ˈfɾẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frente" come from?
"frente" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.