raasclaat
/ˈɹɑːs.klɑːt/
"raasclaat" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“raasclaat” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Used to express anger, annoyance or surprise.
Corpus desk
Index EN-raasclaat · raasclaat · English
raasclaat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | raasclaat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /ˈɹɑːs.klɑːt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “raasclaat” in English
Rare enough to double-check
raasclaat is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /ˈɹɑːs.klɑːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Used to express anger, annoyance or surprise.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for raasclaat, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: 1950s. From Jamaican Creole raasclaat, from English arse + cloth. Compare English arsewipe, asswipe. The correct English form is raasclaat, spelled R-A-A-S-C-L-A-A-T.
Definition
- 1Used to express anger, annoyance or surprise.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how raasclaat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alice: The phrase 'O kinsmen!' makes that call specific: the poem's would-be warriors are men. What about women? He only talks about the race by imagining the aspirations of men. Brother Kiyi: Rasclaat! Alice: No, not rasclaat or however you pronounce it—the contest for humanity in the poem is fought exclusively by men.
Etymology
1950s. From Jamaican Creole raasclaat, from English arse + cloth. Compare English arsewipe, asswipe.
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.