frunce
[ˈfɾũnse]
The verdict
“frunce” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #62,339 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #62,339
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fruncir o de fruncirse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | frunce |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɾũnse] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #62,339 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “frunce” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for frunce is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɾũnse]. Corpus data places it at rank #62,339 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for frunce in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is frunce, spelled F-R-U-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fruncir o de fruncirse.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de fruncir.
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 “frunce”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-R-U-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfɾũnse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.