frío

/[ˈfɾio]/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,729

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

frío is anSpanishadj. It means: De temperatura inferior a la normal. Pronounced [ˈfɾio]. It ranks #1,729 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with fui and fry.

Key facts for frío
PropertyValue
Headwordfrío
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈfɾio]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,729
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of frío in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for frío is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɾio]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,729 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for frío, with forms such as "ffrío", "froí", and "frrío". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fui", "fry", "from", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is frío, spelled F-R-Í-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    De temperatura inferior a la normal.
  2. 2
    Figuradamente, poco pasible de emoción o sentimiento.
  3. 3
    Referido a un color, aquel en el que predominan matices verdes y azules (como el agua).

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffrío,froí,frrío,fíro,rfío

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for frío

Misspelling Variants of "frío"

ffrío5froí4frrío5fíro4rfío4
Misspelling Variants of "frío"

Frequency rank: #1,729 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "frío"?
"frío" is spelled F-R-Í-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɾio].
What does "frío" mean?
As an adj, "frío" means: De temperatura inferior a la normal.
What words are commonly confused with "frío"?
"frío" is commonly confused with "fui", "fry", "from". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frío"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frío" is [ˈfɾio]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frío" come from?
"frío" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter F in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.