frontispicio
[fɾõn̪t̪isˈpisjo]
The verdict
“frontispicio” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,978 among 18,759 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,978
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 18,759
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conjunto de elementos que encuadran y decoran la portalada central de un edificio, en especial cuando aquella está situada en la fachada principal en vez de estar tras una columnata o pórtico.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | frontispicio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɾõn̪t̪isˈpisjo] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #82,978 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “frontispicio” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
frontispicio is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,978 among 18,759 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɾõn̪t̪isˈpisjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for frontispicio in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is frontispicio, spelled F-R-O-N-T-I-S-P-I-C-I-O.
Definition
- 1Conjunto de elementos que encuadran y decoran la portalada central de un edificio, en especial cuando aquella está situada en la fachada principal en vez de estar tras una columnata o pórtico.
- 2Ilustración decorativa elaborada para aparecer en la hoja que antecede a la página del título (primera página) o en esta misma.
- 3Principio y final de un proceso informático.
- 4Cara, parte anterior de la cabeza.
This word in other languages
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 “frontispicio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-R-O-N-T-I-S-P-I-C-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɾõn̪t̪isˈpisjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.