friable
Spanish, adjective/ˈfɾjable/
friable is spelled F-R-I-A-B-L-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 42 million words in written Spanish, the 229,525th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Friable is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “friable, crumbly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Propiedad de un material que lo hace fácilmente rompible, desmenuzable”.
What does friable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinefriable, crumbly
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Propiedad de un material que lo hace fácilmente rompible, desmenuzable.
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 friable
- friables feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce friable?
- /ˈfɾjable/
- [ˈfɾja.β̞le]
- [ˈfɾjaβ̞le]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to friable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is friable in Spanish?
friable appears about once in every 42 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).