araucano

[aɾawˈkano]

/[aɾawˈkano]/ adj

The verdict

“araucano” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,861 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,861
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Originario, relativo a, o propio de la Araucanía o Arauco.

Corpus desk

Index ES-araucano · araucano · Spanish

araucano · rank #78,861 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,861
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH apropiaciones

Nearest frequency peer: apropiaciones (-2 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 “araucano”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “araucano” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for araucano
PropertyValue
Headwordaraucano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aɾawˈkano]
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,861
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “araucano” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).araucanocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “apropiaciones” (#78,859), “ardían” (#78,864), “apostólicas” (#78,857). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “araucano” va en #78,861. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

araucano is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,861 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aɾawˈkano]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for araucano, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is araucano, spelled A-R-A-U-C-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Originario, relativo a, o propio de la Araucanía o Arauco.
  2. 2
    Mapuche.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "araucano"?
"araucano" is spelled A-R-A-U-C-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aɾawˈkano].
What does "araucano" mean?
As an adjective, "araucano" means: Originario, relativo a, o propio de la Araucanía o Arauco.
How do you pronounce "araucano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "araucano" is [aɾawˈkano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "araucano" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "araucano", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list