fresco

[ˈfɾesko]

/[ˈfɾesko]/ adj

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The verdict

“fresco” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,712. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,712
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De factura o producción muy reciente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fresco · fresco · Spanish

fresco · rank #4,712 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,712
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH frecuentes

Nearest frequency peer: frecuentes (-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 “fresco”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “fresco” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fresco vs fresh
67% similar
fresco vs friso
67% similar
fresco vs Fresno
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fresco
PropertyValue
Headwordfresco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɾesko]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,712
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fresco”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).frescocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “frecuentes” (#4,711), “habrían” (#4,713), “fija” (#4,710). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fresco” va en #4,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around fresco (IPA [ˈfɾesko]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,712 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for fresco, with forms such as "fersco", "ffresco", and "frecso". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "fresh", "friso", "Fresno", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is fresco, spelled F-R-E-S-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    De factura o producción muy reciente.
  2. 2
    Dicho de un alimento, en buen estado de conservación.
  3. 3
    Dicho de un alimento, que no ha sido sometido a ningún tratamiento de conservación, como el salado o la congelación, o simplemente no procesado.
  4. 4
    Dicho de una persona, en buen estado de salud y descanso.
  5. 5
    Dicho de una sustancia viscosa, que aún no ha acabado de secarse.
  6. 6
    De temperatura ligeramente y agradablemente fría.
  7. 7
    Dicho de una tela o prenda, que ayuda a disipar el calor rápidamente y mantener fresco₆ el cuerpo.
  8. 8
    Dicho de una persona, que no muestra vergüenza por cometer acciones que se reputan inmorales, en especial las relativas al pudor.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fresco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. me hice un traje entero, esto es, una casaca y un pantalón abierto en las rodillas, ambos holgados para que fuesen frescos.

Synonyms

descaradodescocadodesfachatadodesvergonzadoimpertinenteinverecundosinvergüenza

Antonyms

pasadopodridoranciopiche

This word in other languages

fresh(English)frais(Français)frisch(Deutsch)fresco(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fersco
  • ffresco
  • frecso
  • frescco
  • fresoc
  • fressco
  • frresco
  • frseco
  • rfesco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fresco - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

fersco2ffresco1frecso2frescco1fresoc2fressco1frresco1frseco2
Edit distance from "fresco"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fresco"?
"fresco" is spelled F-R-E-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɾesko].
What does "fresco" mean?
As an adjective, "fresco" means: De factura o producción muy reciente.
What words are commonly confused with "fresco"?
"fresco" is commonly confused with "fresh", "friso", "Fresno". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fresco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fresco" is [ˈfɾesko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fresco" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fresco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

falsos#4,708Medina#4,724metido#4,725cómodo#4,696

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

dirigió9 variantscuartos9 variantsaprobó9 variantsremedio9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list