frontis
[ˈfɾõn̪t̪is]
The verdict
“frontis” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,069 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,069
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fachada de un edificio, fábrica, o de otra cosa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-frontis · frontis · Spanish
frontis · rank #57,069 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,069
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH Froilán
Nearest frequency peer: Froilán (-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 “frontis”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- flotaba
flotaba
42,936 corpus weight
- folle
folle
42,935 corpus weight
- Froilán
Froilán
42,933 corpus weight
- frontis
frontis
42,932 corpus weight
- Fuenzalida
Fuenzalida
42,931 corpus weight
- fundamentan
fundamentan
42,929 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “frontis” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | frontis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɾõn̪t̪is] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,069 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “frontis” en español
Rare enough to double-check
frontis is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,069 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɾõn̪t̪is]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for frontis in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is frontis, spelled F-R-O-N-T-I-S.
Definition
- 1Fachada de un edificio, fábrica, o de otra cosa.
- 2Muro del frontón contra el que se lanza la pelota. Está delimitada por dos lineas horizontales y una vertical que delimitan la parte de dicha pared válida para el juego.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how frontis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
habían sacado el escudo boliviano del frontis de la prefectura
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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