frito

[ˈfɾit̪o]

/[ˈfɾit̪o]/ adj

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The verdict

“frito” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,252. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,252
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que ha sido cocinado en aceite hirviendo, manteca o grasa muy caliente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-frito · frito · Spanish

frito · rank #13,252 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,252
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH flamenco

Nearest frequency peer: flamenco (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “frito”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “frito” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

frito vs fruto
80% similar
frito vs fruta
60% similar
frito vs fruit
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for frito
PropertyValue
Headwordfrito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɾit̪o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,252
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “frito”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.fritocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “flamenco” (#13,251), “fire” (#13,250), “Galán” (#13,254). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “frito” va en #13,252. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around frito (IPA [ˈfɾit̪o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,252 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for frito, with forms such as "ffrito", "firto", and "friot". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fruto", "fruta", "fruit", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is frito, spelled F-R-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que ha sido cocinado en aceite hirviendo, manteca o grasa muy caliente.
  2. 2
    Que ha caído en un sueño profundo.
  3. 3
    Muy molesto.
  4. 4
    Que ha quedado muy complicado o en pésimo estado.
  5. 5
    Que ha quedado muerto.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffrito
  • firto
  • friot
  • fritto
  • frrito
  • frtio
  • rfito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of frito - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffrito1firto2friot2fritto1frrito1frtio2rfito2
Edit distance from "frito"

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 "frito"?
"frito" is spelled F-R-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɾit̪o].
What does "frito" mean?
As an adjective, "frito" means: Que ha sido cocinado en aceite hirviendo, manteca o grasa muy caliente.
What words are commonly confused with "frito"?
"frito" is commonly confused with "fruto", "fruta", "fruit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frito" is [ˈfɾit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frito" come from?
"frito" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Galán#13,254Giles#13,259honra#13,266earth#13,231

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

exigió7 variantsJeans7 variantsLlanos7 variantsocurría7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list