refregar
[refɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“refregar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pasar repetidamente algo sobre otra cosa de manera que sus superficies queden en contacto rápido y produzcan fricción.
Corpus desk
Index ES-refregar · refregar · Spanish
refregar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | refregar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [refɾeˈɣ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “refregar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
refregar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [refɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for refregar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is refregar, spelled R-E-F-R-E-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Pasar repetidamente algo sobre otra cosa de manera que sus superficies queden en contacto rápido y produzcan fricción.
- 2Sacar a relucir un defecto, favor, error, regaño, amenaza o hecho, insistiendo en ello para causar ofensa, culpa, rechazo, temor o humillación.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how refregar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
con evidente mala leche nos refregó por la cara las Veinte Verdades sabiendo que no las habíamos ni leído
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.