friable
[ˈfɾjaβ̞le]
The verdict
“friable” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propiedad de un material que lo hace fácilmente rompible, desmenuzable.
Corpus desk
Index ES-friable · friable · Spanish
friable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | friable |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfɾjaβ̞le] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “friable” en español
Rare enough to double-check
friable is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfɾjaβ̞le]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Propiedad de un material que lo hace fácilmente rompible, desmenuzable.".
Zero misspellings are on record for friable in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is friable, spelled F-R-I-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Propiedad de un material que lo hace fácilmente rompible, desmenuzable.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.