raíces

[raˈises]

/[raˈises]/ noun

The verdict

“raíces” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,653. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,653
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Origen de una persona, tanto familiar, como en cuanto al lugar de donde procede.

Corpus desk

Index ES-raices · raíces · Spanish

raíces · rank #3,653 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,653
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Puebla

Nearest frequency peer: Puebla (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “raíces”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “raíces” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

raíces vs ríes
67% similar
raíces vs ricos
50% similar
raíces vs ricas
50% similar

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

Key facts for raíces
PropertyValue
Headwordraíces
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[raˈises]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,653
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “raíces” en la frecuencia del español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).raícescae 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 “Puebla” (#3,652), “rechazo” (#3,654), “profesión” (#3,651). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around raíces (IPA [raˈises]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,653 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Origen de una persona, tanto familiar, como en cuanto al lugar de donde procede.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for raíces, with forms such as "aríces", "racíes", and "raícces". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "ríes", "ricos", "ricas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 raíces, spelled R-A-Í-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Origen de una persona, tanto familiar, como en cuanto al lugar de donde procede.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aríces
  • racíes
  • raícces
  • raícess
  • raícse
  • raíecs
  • raíses
  • rraíces
  • ríaces

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of raíces - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aríces2racíes2raícces1raícess1raícse2raíecs2raíses1rraíces1
Edit distance from "raíces"

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 "raíces"?
"raíces" is spelled R-A-Í-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [raˈises].
What does "raíces" mean?
As a noun, "raíces" means: Origen de una persona, tanto familiar, como en cuanto al lugar de donde procede.
What words are commonly confused with "raíces"?
"raíces" is commonly confused with "ríes", "ricos", "ricas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "raíces"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raíces" is [raˈises]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raíces" come from?
"raíces" 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 "raíces", 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 (9 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "raíces". Here's where to go from here.

  • "raíces" maps to 6 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "ríes". View pair
  • 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #3,653 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Spanish words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list