roquefort
[rokeˈfoɾt̪]
The verdict
“roquefort” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,280 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,280
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Queso de leche de oveja de origen francés y coloración verdosa, como denominación de origen de Roquefort-sur-Soulzon. Por ejemplo: recibe la apellation d'origine controleé en 1925
Corpus desk
Index ES-roquefort · roquefort · Spanish
roquefort · rank #72,280 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,280
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH rinitis
Nearest frequency peer: rinitis (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “roquefort”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- retracta
retracta
27,725 corpus weight
- retroceda
retroceda
27,723 corpus weight
- rinitis
rinitis
27,722 corpus weight
- roquefort
roquefort
27,721 corpus weight
- Rossana
Rossana
27,720 corpus weight
- roña
roña
27,718 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “roquefort” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | roquefort |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [rokeˈfoɾt̪] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #72,280 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “roquefort” en español
Rare enough to double-check
roquefort is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,280 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [rokeˈfoɾt̪]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Queso de leche de oveja de origen francés y coloración verdosa, como denominación de origen de Roquefort-sur-Soulzon. Por ejemplo: recibe la apellation d'origine controleé en 1925".
roquefort doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is roquefort, spelled R-O-Q-U-E-F-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Queso de leche de oveja de origen francés y coloración verdosa, como denominación de origen de Roquefort-sur-Soulzon. Por ejemplo: recibe la apellation d'origine controleé en 1925
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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