ralladura

[raʝaˈð̞uɾa]

/[raʝaˈð̞uɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“ralladura” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,712 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,712
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Surco que deja el rallo en la parte por donde ha pasado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ralladura · ralladura · Spanish

ralladura · rank #96,712 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,712
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH quoi

Nearest frequency peer: quoi (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ralladura”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ralladura” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ralladura
PropertyValue
Headwordralladura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[raʝaˈð̞uɾa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,712
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ralladura” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ralladuracae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “quoi” (#96,711), “Raphaël” (#96,714), “rascaba” (#96,716). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “ralladura” va en #96,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ralladura is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,712 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [raʝaˈð̞uɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ralladura, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ralladura, spelled R-A-L-L-A-D-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Surco que deja el rallo en la parte por donde ha pasado.
  2. 2
    Lo que queda rallado.
  3. 3
    Acción o efecto de raer.

Synonyms

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 "ralladura"?
"ralladura" is spelled R-A-L-L-A-D-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [raʝaˈð̞uɾa].
What does "ralladura" mean?
As a noun, "ralladura" means: Surco que deja el rallo en la parte por donde ha pasado.
How do you pronounce "ralladura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ralladura" is [raʝaˈð̞uɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ralladura" come from?
"ralladura" 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 "ralladura", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list