refranes
[reˈfɾanes]
The verdict
“refranes” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,258. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #36,258
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,955
- “R” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de refrán.
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 | refranes |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [reˈfɾanes] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #36,258 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “refranes” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around refranes (IPA [reˈfɾanes]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,258 among 48,955 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de refrán.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for refranes, with forms such as "erfranes", "refarnes", and "reffranes". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "refrán", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is refranes, spelled R-E-F-R-A-N-E-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de refrán.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- erfranes
- refarnes
- reffranes
- refraens
- refraness
- refrannes
- refranse
- refrnaes
- refrranes
- rerfanes
- rferanes
- rrefranes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of refranes - 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.
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Using “refranes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-F-R-A-N-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [reˈfɾanes] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “refrán” - see the side-by-side comparison. refranes vs refrán
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.