fríjol
[ˈfɾixol]
The verdict
“fríjol” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #96,348 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #96,348
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Phaseolus vulgaris) Planta herbácea anual de la familia de la fabáceas o leguminosas, originaria de América, de hojas compuestas de forma ovalada o romboide, tallo delgado y flores de colores que ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fríjol |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɾixol] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #96,348 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fríjol” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for fríjol is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɾixol]. Corpus data places it at rank #96,348 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fríjol, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is fríjol, spelled F-R-Í-J-O-L.
Definition
- 1(Phaseolus vulgaris) Planta herbácea anual de la familia de la fabáceas o leguminosas, originaria de América, de hojas compuestas de forma ovalada o romboide, tallo delgado y flores de colores que varían del blanco al púrpura. El fruto es una vaina o legumbre con varias semillas en su interior. Tanto el fruto como la semilla son comestibles.
- 2Vaina del Phaseolus vulgaris o de especies similares.
- 3Semilla o grano del Phaseolus vulgaris o de especies similares, que generalmente tiene forma de riñón.
- 4Guiso o sopa preparados con semillas de fríjol₁.
- 5Alimento, comida, sustento.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “fríjol”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-R-Í-J-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfɾixol] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.