frotis
[ˈfɾot̪is]
The verdict
“frotis” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,822 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,822
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Técnica de preparación de una sustancia sobre un portaobjetos para su examen al microscopio
Corpus desk
Index ES-frotis · frotis · Spanish
frotis · rank #86,822 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,822
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH francófono
Nearest frequency peer: francófono (-2 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 “frotis”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- formase
formase
13,184 corpus weight
- fracasamos
fracasamos
13,182 corpus weight
- francófono
francófono
13,181 corpus weight
- frotis
frotis
13,179 corpus weight
- fungir
fungir
13,177 corpus weight
- garantizaban
garantizaban
13,176 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “frotis” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | frotis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɾot̪is] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #86,822 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “frotis” en español
Rare enough to double-check
frotis is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,822 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɾot̪is]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Técnica de preparación de una sustancia sobre un portaobjetos para su examen al microscopio".
frotis has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is frotis, spelled F-R-O-T-I-S.
Definition
- 1Técnica de preparación de una sustancia sobre un portaobjetos para su examen al microscopio
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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