frontal
[fɾõn̪ˈt̪al]
The verdict
“frontal” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,805 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #8,805
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Propio de o relativo al frente de una cosa.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | frontal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fɾõn̪ˈt̪al] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #8,805 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “frontal” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for frontal is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɾõn̪ˈt̪al]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,805 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 generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for frontal, with forms such as "ffrontal", "forntal", and "frnotal". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "frotar", "frontón", "frontales", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is frontal, spelled F-R-O-N-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1Propio de o relativo al frente de una cosa.
- 2Propio de o relativo a la frente de una persona.
- 3Dicho de un movimiento o fuerza, directamente enfrentado a otro.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ffrontal,forntal,frnotal,fronatl,fronntal,frontall,frontla,fronttal,frotnal,frrontal,rfontal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of frontal - 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.
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 “frontal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-R-O-N-T-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɾõn̪ˈt̪al] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “frotar” - see the side-by-side comparison. frontal vs frotar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.