ramal

/[raˈmal]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,620

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

ramal is aSpanishnoun. It means: Cada uno de los cabos de que se componen las cuerdas, sogas, pleitas y trenzas. Pronounced [raˈmal]. Often confused with real and Roma.

Key facts for ramal
PropertyValue
Headwordramal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[raˈmal]
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,620
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ramal in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ramal is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [raˈmal]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,620 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for ramal, with forms such as "armal", "raaml", and "ramall". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "real", "Roma", "raza", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is ramal, spelled R-A-M-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cada uno de los cabos de que se componen las cuerdas, sogas, pleitas y trenzas.
  2. 2
    Ronzal asido al cabezón de una bestia.
  3. 3
    Cada uno de los diversos tiros que concurren en la misma meseta de una escalera.
  4. 4
    Parte que arranca de la línea principal de un camino, acequia, mina, cordillera, etc.
  5. 5
    Parte o división que resulta o nace de una cosa con relación y dependencia de ella, como rama suya.
  6. 6
    En la técnica de resolución de circuitos por variables de estado, cada una de las aristas del árbol.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: armal,raaml,ramall,ramla,rammal,rmaal,rramal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ramal

Misspelling Variants of "ramal"

armal5raaml5ramall6ramla5rammal6rmaal5rramal6
Misspelling Variants of "ramal"

Frequency rank: #24,620 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ramal"?
"ramal" is spelled R-A-M-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [raˈmal].
What does "ramal" mean?
As a noun, "ramal" means: Cada uno de los cabos de que se componen las cuerdas, sogas, pleitas y trenzas.
What words are commonly confused with "ramal"?
"ramal" is commonly confused with "real", "Roma", "raza". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ramal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ramal" is [raˈmal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ramal" come from?
"ramal" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter R in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.