rabo

[ˈraβ̞o]

/[ˈraβ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“rabo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,526. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,526
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apéndice que algunos animales tienen al final del tronco, sea como extensión de la columna vertebral en los vertebrados o en forma de apariencia similar en otros.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rabo · rabo · Spanish

rabo · rank #17,526 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,526
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH proyectado

Nearest frequency peer: proyectado (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “rabo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “rabo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rabo vs ro
50% similar
rabo vs río
50% similar
rabo vs ray
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rabo
PropertyValue
Headwordrabo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈraβ̞o]
Letters4
Frequency rank#17,526
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rabo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.rabocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “proyectado” (#17,525), “rating” (#17,527), “promovida” (#17,524). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rabo” va en #17,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around rabo (IPA [ˈraβ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,526 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for rabo, with forms such as "rabbo", "raob", and "ravo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ro", "río", "ray", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is rabo, spelled R-A-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apéndice que algunos animales tienen al final del tronco, sea como extensión de la columna vertebral en los vertebrados o en forma de apariencia similar en otros.
  2. 2
    Órgano que presenta el macho de los mamíferos, de forma eréctil, en el que desembocan los conductos del tracto génitourinario. En algunos animales se retrae en la ingle, y sólo se extiende durante la excreción y la cópula; en el ser humano no es retráctil. Está compuesto en su mayor parte por tejidos esponjosos, llamados cuerpos cavernosos, que al saturarse de sangre producen la erección.
  3. 3
    Nombre dado a las nalgas de los humanos, en especial si son prominentes. Principalmente está referido a las de la mujer.

Synonyms

cola

This word in other languages

tail(English)queue(Français)Schwanz(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rabbo
  • raob
  • ravo
  • rbao
  • rrabo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rabo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

rabbo1raob2ravo1rbao2rrabo1
Edit distance from "rabo"

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 "rabo"?
"rabo" is spelled R-A-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈraβ̞o].
What does "rabo" mean?
As a noun, "rabo" means: Apéndice que algunos animales tienen al final del tronco, sea como extensión de la columna vertebral en los vertebrados o en forma de apariencia similar en otros.
What words are commonly confused with "rabo"?
"rabo" is commonly confused with "ro", "río", "ray". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rabo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rabo" is [ˈraβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rabo" come from?
"rabo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

popa#17,517peón#17,513Moya#17,491mear#17,484

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

lona5 variantsLoja5 variantsLina5 variantsdire5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list