Ragusa
[raˈɣ̞usa]
The verdict
“Ragusa” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad de Croacia.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ragusa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [raˈɣ̞usa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ragusa” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ragusa is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [raˈɣ̞usa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ragusa, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Ragusa, spelled R-A-G-U-S-A.
Definition
- 1Ciudad de Croacia.
- 2Ciudad de Sicilia.
- 3Provincia de Sicilia.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Ragusa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-A-G-U-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [raˈɣ̞usa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.