ráfaga

[ˈrafaɣ̞a]

/[ˈrafaɣ̞a]/ noun

The verdict

“ráfaga” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,855. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,855
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El movimiento violento del aire que hiere repentinamente y que por lo común tiene poca duración.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rafaga · ráfaga · Spanish

ráfaga · rank #22,855 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,855
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sabadell

Nearest frequency peer: Sabadell (+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 “ráfaga”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ráfaga” 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).

ráfaga vs ráfagas
86% similar
ráfaga vs rafa
50% similar
ráfaga vs Rafael
33% similar

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

Key facts for ráfaga
PropertyValue
Headwordráfaga
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈrafaɣ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,855
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ráfaga”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ráfagacae 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 “Sabadell” (#22,856), “sacará” (#22,857), “Rozas” (#22,852). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “ráfaga” va en #22,855. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ráfaga (IPA [ˈrafaɣ̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,855 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ráfaga, with forms such as "rfáaga", "rráfaga", and "ráafga". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ráfagas", "rafa", "Rafael", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 ráfaga, spelled R-Á-F-A-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    El movimiento violento del aire que hiere repentinamente y que por lo común tiene poca duración.
  2. 2
    Cualquier nubecilla que aparece de poco cuerpo o densidad, especialmente cuando hay o quiere haber mutación de tiempo.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rfáaga
  • rráfaga
  • ráafga
  • ráfaag
  • ráfagga
  • ráffaga
  • ráfgaa
  • árfaga

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ráfaga - 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.

rfáaga2rráfaga1ráafga2ráfaag2ráfagga1ráffaga1ráfgaa2árfaga2
Edit distance from "ráfaga"

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 "ráfaga"?
"ráfaga" is spelled R-Á-F-A-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈrafaɣ̞a].
What does "ráfaga" mean?
As a noun, "ráfaga" means: El movimiento violento del aire que hiere repentinamente y que por lo común tiene poca duración.
What words are commonly confused with "ráfaga"?
"ráfaga" is commonly confused with "ráfagas", "rafa", "Rafael". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ráfaga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ráfaga" is [ˈrafaɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ráfaga" come from?
"ráfaga" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ráfaga", 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 (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list