frustra

/[ˈfɾust̪ɾa]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,055

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

frustra is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de frustrar. Pronounced [ˈfɾust̪ɾa]. Often confused with fruta and frustró.

Key facts for frustra
PropertyValue
Headwordfrustra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfɾust̪ɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,055
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of frustra in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for frustra is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɾust̪ɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,055 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.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for frustra, with forms such as "ffrustra", "frrustra", and "frsutra". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "fruta", "frustró", "frustrar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is frustra, spelled F-R-U-S-T-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de frustrar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de frustrar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffrustra,frrustra,frsutra,frusrta,frusstra,frustar,frustrra,frusttra,frutsra,furstra,rfustra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for frustra

Misspelling Variants of "frustra"

ffrustra8frrustra8frsutra7frusrta7frusstra8frustar7frustrra8frusttra8
Misspelling Variants of "frustra"

Frequency rank: #36,055 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "frustra"?
"frustra" is spelled F-R-U-S-T-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɾust̪ɾa].
What does "frustra" mean?
As a verb, "frustra" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de frustrar.
What words are commonly confused with "frustra"?
"frustra" is commonly confused with "fruta", "frustró", "frustrar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frustra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frustra" is [ˈfɾust̪ɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frustra" come from?
"frustra" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.