refrán
[reˈfɾãn]
The verdict
“refrán” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #19,865. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,865
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Serie de versos que se repiten en un poema o canción.
Corpus desk
Index ES-refran · refrán · Spanish
refrán · rank #19,865 · 9 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-MID #19,865
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH regulada
Nearest frequency peer: regulada (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “refrán”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- reencuentro
reencuentro
80,140 corpus weight
- referendo
referendo
80,139 corpus weight
- referimos
referimos
80,138 corpus weight
- refrán
refrán
80,136 corpus weight
- regulada
regulada
80,135 corpus weight
- renuncias
renuncias
80,133 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “refrán” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | refrán |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [reˈfɾãn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #19,865 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “refrán” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around refrán (IPA [reˈfɾãn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,865 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for refrán, with forms such as "erfrán", "reffrán", and "refrná". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "reían", "rezan", "refri", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is refrán, spelled R-E-F-R-Á-N.
Definition
- 1Serie de versos que se repiten en un poema o canción.
- 2Frase hecha que expresa una máxima o consejo tradicional.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how refrán appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El capitán, pues, apretó los dientes, y cantó con una voz poco armoniosa este refran de una cancion de su romancero en boga, Beranger.
Otros pican los donaires y refranes comunes, loándolos con toda atención, dejando pasar por alto lo que hace más al caso y utilidad suya.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- erfrán
- reffrán
- refrná
- refrrán
- refránn
- refárn
- rerfán
- rferán
- rrefrán
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of refrán - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "refrán", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "refrán". Here's where to go from here.
- "refrán" maps to 12 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "reían". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #19,865 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.