rancio

[ˈrãnsjo]

/[ˈrãnsjo]/ adj

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The verdict

“rancio” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,948. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,948
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que cambió su color, olor y sabor, adquiriendo una especie de corrupción, por haberse guardado o detenido mucho tiempo. Aplícase especialmente a bebidas que tienen lípidos y se oxidan.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rancio · rancio · Spanish

rancio · rank #31,948 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,948
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH rabioso

Nearest frequency peer: rabioso (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “rancio”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “rancio” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

rancio vs rango
67% similar
rancio vs rocío
50% similar
rancio vs ratio
67% similar

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

Key facts for rancio
PropertyValue
Headwordrancio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈrãnsjo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,948
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rancio”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ranciocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “rabioso” (#31,947), “ranura” (#31,949), “Quintín” (#31,945). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rancio” va en #31,948. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around rancio (IPA [ˈrãnsjo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,948 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for rancio, with forms such as "arncio", "racnio", and "ranccio". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "rango", "rocío", "ratio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is rancio, spelled R-A-N-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que cambió su color, olor y sabor, adquiriendo una especie de corrupción, por haberse guardado o detenido mucho tiempo. Aplícase especialmente a bebidas que tienen lípidos y se oxidan.
  2. 2
    Dicho especialmente del vino: añejo, antiguo o conservado por mucho tiempo.
  3. 3
    Que tiene una larga tradición.
  4. 4
    Anticuado (que pertenece o concierne al pasado).
  5. 5
    Conservador (de ideas conservadoras).
  6. 6
    Ruin, deplorable, despreciable, indigno.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rancio appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Lo que estoy viendo ahora, pensando en un futuro gobierno de Javier, empecemos por sus socios internacionales, Jair Bolsonaro, Vox, eso es todo conservadurismo rancio de derecha que quiere hacer lo mismo que el conservadurismo rancio de extrema izquierda. Quieren utilizar el Estado para su propio beneficio y utilizar el Estado para imponerles por la fuerz…

Synonyms

anticuadovetustoarcaicodesfasadodemodéviejochapado a la antiguaconservadorreaccionarioderechistatradicionalistaclásicovilbajocochinodespreciabledeleznableindignoinnobleinfamedetestableabyectodesgraciadopinche

This word in other languages

rancid(English)rance(Français)ranço(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arncio
  • racnio
  • ranccio
  • rancoi
  • ranico
  • ranncio
  • ransio
  • rnacio
  • rrancio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rancio - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

arncio2racnio2ranccio1rancoi2ranico2ranncio1ransio1rnacio2
Edit distance from "rancio"

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 "rancio"?
"rancio" is spelled R-A-N-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈrãnsjo].
What does "rancio" mean?
As an adjective, "rancio" means: Que cambió su color, olor y sabor, adquiriendo una especie de corrupción, por haberse guardado o detenido mucho tiempo. Aplícase especialmente a bebidas que tienen lípidos y se oxidan.
What words are commonly confused with "rancio"?
"rancio" is commonly confused with "rango", "rocío", "ratio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rancio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rancio" is [ˈrãnsjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rancio" come from?
"rancio" 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 "rancio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ranura#31,949recaer#31,951puzzle#31,942piñata#31,924

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Russian9 variantssauces9 variantspampas9 variantssurcos9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list