ráfaga
Spanish, noun/ˈrafaɡa/
ráfaga is spelled R-Á-F-A-G-A (6 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 22,596th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ráfaga is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “sudden gust (of wind)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “El movimiento violento del aire que hiere repentinamente y que por lo común tiene poca duración”.
What does ráfaga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesudden gust (of wind)
- 2
feminineburst or volley of gunfire
- 3
femininecloud
- 4
femininesudden flash (of light)
- 5
femininesudden flurry (of snow)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. El movimiento violento del aire que hiere repentinamente y que por lo común tiene poca duración. 2. Cualquier nubecilla que aparece de poco cuerpo o densidad, especialmente cuando hay o quiere haber mutación de tiempo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ráfaga
- ráfagas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ráfaga?
- /ˈrafaɡa/
- [ˈra.fa.ɣ̞a]
- [ˈrafaɣ̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ráfaga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ráfaga in Spanish?
ráfaga appears 2.0 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).