rácano
Spanish, adjective/ˈrakano/
rácano is spelled R-Á-C-A-N-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written Spanish, the 202,162nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rácano is a Spanish adjective meaning “tight, stingy, tight-fisted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does rácano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
colloquialtight, stingy, tight-fisted
- 2
colloquiallazy
- 3
colloquialdefensive and cautious to the point of laziness
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of rácano
- rácana feminine
- rácanos masculine plural
- rácanas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rácano?
- /ˈrakano/
- [ˈra.ka.no]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rácano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rácano in Spanish?
rácano appears about once in every 32 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).