-ra
Spanish, suffix/ˈɾa/
-ra is spelled R-A (2 letters) and appears 6.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,952nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). -ra is a Spanish suffix meaning “first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does -ra mean in English?
suffix
- 1
first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Usada tres veces seguidas para dar vigor.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce -ra?
- /ˈɾa/
- [ˈɾa]
- [ˈra]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is -ra in Spanish?
-ra appears 6.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).