frígido
[ˈfɾixið̞o]
The verdict
“frígido” 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) - Que posee una temperatura inferior a la normal.
Corpus desk
Index ES-frigido · frígido · Spanish
frígido · 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 | frígido |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfɾixið̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “frígido” en español
Rare enough to double-check
frígido is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfɾixið̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for frígido, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is frígido, spelled F-R-Í-G-I-D-O.
Definition
- 1Que posee una temperatura inferior a la normal.
- 2Falto de interés sexual.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how frígido appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
...Mira: abrígate bien, hermanita, // mira, abrígate bien, yo no quiero // ver que cierre tus ojos la Bruja // de los flacos y frígidos dedos...
tardes en que el chubasco // me induce a enardecer a cada una // de las doncellas frígidas con la brasa oportuna;
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.