racional

[rasjoˈnal]

/[rasjoˈnal]/ adj

The verdict

“racional” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,347. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,347
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a la razón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-racional · racional · Spanish

racional · rank #7,347 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,347
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH quedaría

Nearest frequency peer: quedaría (-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 “racional”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “racional” 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).

racional vs regional
75% similar
racional vs raciones
75% similar
racional vs racionales
80% similar

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

Key facts for racional
PropertyValue
Headwordracional
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[rasjoˈnal]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,347
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “racional”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).racionalcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “quedaría” (#7,346), “realizarse” (#7,348), “rechazar” (#7,349). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “racional” va en #7,347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around racional (IPA [rasjoˈnal]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,347 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for racional, with forms such as "arcional", "raccional", and "racinoal". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "regional", "raciones", "racionales", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is racional, spelled R-A-C-I-O-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne a la razón.
  2. 2
    Dotado de razón, capaz de pensar o razonar.
  3. 3
    Que se ajusta a la razón, que tiene lógica o es producto de un razonamiento.
  4. 4
    Se dice de un número o de una expresión algebraica que puede ser expresado en forma de fracción.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arcional
  • raccional
  • racinoal
  • racioanl
  • racionall
  • racionla
  • racionnal
  • racoinal
  • raiconal
  • rasional
  • rcaional
  • rracional

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of racional - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

arcional2raccional1racinoal2racioanl2racionall1racionla2racionnal1racoinal2
Edit distance from "racional"

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 "racional"?
"racional" is spelled R-A-C-I-O-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [rasjoˈnal].
What does "racional" mean?
As an adjective, "racional" means: Que pertenece o concierne a la razón.
What words are commonly confused with "racional"?
"racional" is commonly confused with "regional", "raciones", "racionales". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "racional"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "racional" is [rasjoˈnal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "racional" come from?
"racional" 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 "racional", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list