rancor
[rãŋˈkoɾ]
The verdict
“rancor” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sentimiento de hostilidad duradero y arraigado contra algo o alguien.
Corpus desk
Index ES-rancor · rancor · Spanish
rancor · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rancor |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [rãŋˈkoɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “rancor” en español
Rare enough to double-check
rancor is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [rãŋˈkoɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sentimiento de hostilidad duradero y arraigado contra algo o alguien.".
Zero misspellings are on record for rancor in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is rancor, spelled R-A-N-C-O-R.
Definition
- 1Sentimiento de hostilidad duradero y arraigado contra algo o alguien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how rancor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
De las injurias que a alguno verdaderamente fueron fechas o el piensa que las resçibio es regla general que en cada una dellas somos obligados a tirar el odio o rancor, solamente nos quedando poderio para demandar en juizio la injuria o los dannos por solo el amor de justiçia et non por algun rancor o movimiento de odio.
This word in other languages
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.