rábano
[ˈraβ̞ano]
The verdict
“rábano” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,197. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,197
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Raphanus sativus) Planta comestible de tallo velludo, hojas grandes y ásperas, flores blancas, amarillas o púrpuras en racimos terminales y raíz carnosa, redondeada o con forma de huso, de color b...
Corpus desk
Index ES-rabano · rábano · Spanish
rábano · rank #46,197 · 9 variants · 13 confusables
- FREQ-MID #46,197
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH rulo
Nearest frequency peer: rulo (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “rábano”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- rozan
rozan
53,808 corpus weight
- rulo
rulo
53,805 corpus weight
- rábano
rábano
53,804 corpus weight
- sabático
sabático
53,803 corpus weight
- sajones
sajones
53,801 corpus weight
- salteño
salteño
53,800 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “rábano” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rábano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈraβ̞ano] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #46,197 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “rábano” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around rábano (IPA [ˈraβ̞ano]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,197 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for rábano, with forms such as "rbáano", "rrábano", and "ráabno". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "rabo", "roban", "Rabat", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is rábano, spelled R-Á-B-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1(Raphanus sativus) Planta comestible de tallo velludo, hojas grandes y ásperas, flores blancas, amarillas o púrpuras en racimos terminales y raíz carnosa, redondeada o con forma de huso, de color blanco, rojo, amarillento o negro y de sabor picante.
- 2Raíz de esta planta.
- 3Muy poco o nada.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how rábano appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Me importa un rábano lo que hagas.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rbáano
- rrábano
- ráabno
- rábanno
- rábaon
- rábbano
- rábnao
- rávano
- árbano
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rábano - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rábano", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "rábano". Here's where to go from here.
- "rábano" maps to 13 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "rabo". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #46,197 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.