frotó

[fɾoˈt̪o]

/[fɾoˈt̪o]/ verb

The verdict

“frotó” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,976 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,976
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de frotar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-froto · frotó · Spanish

frotó · rank #91,976 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,976
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fulminado

Nearest frequency peer: fulminado (+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 “frotó”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “frotó” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for frotó
PropertyValue
Headwordfrotó
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɾoˈt̪o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#91,976
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “frotó” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).frotócae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “fulminado” (#91,978), “fumaron” (#91,979), “freática” (#91,972). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “frotó” va en #91,976. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

frotó is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,976 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɾoˈt̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de frotar.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for frotó, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is frotó, spelled F-R-O-T-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de frotar.

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 "frotó"?
"frotó" is spelled F-R-O-T-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [fɾoˈt̪o].
What does "frotó" mean?
As a verb, "frotó" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de frotar.
How do you pronounce "frotó"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frotó" is [fɾoˈt̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frotó" come from?
"frotó" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list