rango

Name: rango, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈrãŋgo]

/[ˈrãŋgo]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“rango” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,209. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,209
frequency rank, Spanish: 4,151
“R” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Posición de una persona o cosa en un conjunto ordenado de acuerdo a criterios específicos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rango · rango · Spanish

rango · rank #3,209 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #3,209
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 4,151
PHOTO-FINISH ramón

Nearest frequency peer: ramón (-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.

PSOE

96,795
querían

96,794
ramón

96,793
rango

96,792
rara

96,791
retiro

96,790

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rango vs rato

60% similar

rango vs raro

60% similar

rango vs rayo

60% similar

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

Key facts for rango
Property	Value
Headword	rango
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈrãŋgo]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#3,209
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rango”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).rangocae aquí:

#3,209

#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 “ramón” (#3,208), “rara” (#3,210), “querían” (#3,207). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rango” va en #3,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around rango (IPA [ˈrãŋgo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,209 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for rango, with forms such as "arngo", "ragno", and "ranggo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rato", "raro", "rayo", 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is rango, spelled R-A-N-G-O.

Definition

1
Posición de una persona o cosa en un conjunto ordenado de acuerdo a criterios específicos.
2
En particular, rango₁ social o profesional.
3
En particular, rango₂ en el escalafón militar.
4
En particular, rango₂ elevado o selecto.
5
Por extensión, propensión a actuar desinteresadamente que se supone convencionalmente propia de la gente de rango₄.
6
Intervalo entre el valor mínimo y máximo de un conjunto.
7
Conjunto de los valores que puede tomar una función.
8
Fila de escolares.

Synonyms

categoría nivel grado graduación desprendimiento garbolarguezarecorrido alcance campo imagen recorrido

This word in other languages

rank(English)rang(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

arngo
ragno
ranggo
ranngo
ranog
rnago
rrango

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rango - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "rango"

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 "rango"?

"rango" is spelled R-A-N-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈrãŋgo].

What does "rango" mean?

As a noun, "rango" means: Posición de una persona o cosa en un conjunto ordenado de acuerdo a criterios específicos.

What words are commonly confused with "rango"?

"rango" is commonly confused with "rato", "raro", "rayo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "rango"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rango" is [ˈrãŋgo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "rango" come from?

"rango" 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 "rango", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ramón#3,208 Ronda#3,212 rumbo#3,213 solar#3,215

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

harán7 variants Barrios7 variants yendo7 variants primo7 variants