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How to Say "frequency" in Spanish

The Spanish word forfrequencyis frecuenciaA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA2
nounA2
how often something happens
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Examples

Debes limpiar tu escritorio con mayor frecuencia.

You should clean your desk more frequently.

¿Con qué frecuencia visitas a tus abuelos?

How often do you visit your grandparents?

La frecuencia de los autobuses es muy baja los domingos.

The bus frequency (how often they run) is very low on Sundays.

Always Feminine

Since 'frecuencia' ends in -a, it is a feminine noun, so you must use 'la' or 'una' before it: 'la frecuencia'.

Mixing Adverbs

Mistake:Usar 'frecuencia' solo como adverbio, e.g., 'Yo voy frecuencia'.

Correction: You must use the structure 'con frecuencia' (with frequency) or the adverb 'frecuentemente': 'Yo voy con frecuencia' or 'Yo voy frecuentemente'.

Other Meanings offrecuencia

frecuenciacan also mean:

  • wave rate or signal(B2)

See all meanings in the full dictionary entry →

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