frugal
[fɾuˈɣ̞al]
The verdict
“frugal” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,097 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,097
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Moderado en la ingesta de alimentos y bebidas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-frugal · frugal · Spanish
frugal · rank #63,097 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,097
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH friolera
Nearest frequency peer: friolera (-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 “frugal”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- fregado
fregado
36,907 corpus weight
- friolera
friolera
36,905 corpus weight
- frugal
frugal
36,904 corpus weight
- Fráncfort
Fráncfort
36,903 corpus weight
- Gali
Gali
36,902 corpus weight
- Gamonal
Gamonal
36,900 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “frugal” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | frugal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fɾuˈɣ̞al] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #63,097 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “frugal” en español
Rare enough to double-check
frugal is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,097 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɾuˈɣ̞al]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for frugal, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is frugal, spelled F-R-U-G-A-L.
Definition
- 1Moderado en la ingesta de alimentos y bebidas.
- 2Templado con respecto a otras actitudes de la vida, tales como el consumo de satisfactores, la prudencia, la moderación.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how frugal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cómo ser extremadamente frugal. La vida moderna es costosa en una sociedad impulsada por el consumismo, y la disponibilidad de tarjeta de crédito hace que sea posible comprar más de lo que te puedes permitir. Combate este fenómeno y hazte cargo de tus finanzas adoptando un estilo de vida frugal. La meta de la frugalidad es vivir dentro de tus medios. Si d…
Synonyms
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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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