friolera

[fɾjoˈleɾa]

/[fɾjoˈleɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“friolera” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,096 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,096
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cosa o asunto poco importante.

Corpus desk

Index ES-friolera · friolera · Spanish

friolera · rank #63,096 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,096
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH frugal

Nearest frequency peer: frugal (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “friolera”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “friolera” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for friolera
PropertyValue
Headwordfriolera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɾjoˈleɾa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,096
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “friolera” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.frioleracae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “frugal” (#63,097), “fregado” (#63,094), “Fráncfort” (#63,098). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “friolera” va en #63,096. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

friolera is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,096 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɾjoˈleɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

friolera has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is friolera, spelled F-R-I-O-L-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cosa o asunto poco importante.
  2. 2
    Una cantidad muy grande de algo, normalmente asombrosa, por lo común de dinero.
  3. 3
    Frialdad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how friolera appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Desde el último mal parto que tuve, quedé tan sumamente delicada de los nervios... Y va ya para diez y nueve años, si no son veinte; pero desde entonces, ya digo, cualquiera friolera me trastorna...
  2. El avión cuesta la friolera de cien millones de euros.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "friolera"?
"friolera" is spelled F-R-I-O-L-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [fɾjoˈleɾa].
What does "friolera" mean?
As a noun, "friolera" means: Cosa o asunto poco importante.
How do you pronounce "friolera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "friolera" is [fɾjoˈleɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "friolera", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list