ranura

/[raˈnuɾa]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,949

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

ranura is aSpanishnoun. It means: Hendidura o canal estrecho practicado en la superficie de un cuerpo Pronounced [raˈnuɾa]. Often confused with rara and rotura.

Key facts for ranura
PropertyValue
Headwordranura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[raˈnuɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,949
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ranura is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [raˈnuɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,949 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Hendidura o canal estrecho practicado en la superficie de un cuerpo".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for ranura, with forms such as "arnura", "rannura", and "ranrua". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "rara", "rotura", "reanuda", 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 ranura, spelled R-A-N-U-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hendidura o canal estrecho practicado en la superficie de un cuerpo

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arnura,rannura,ranrua,ranuar,ranurra,raunra,rnaura,rranura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ranura

Misspelling Variants of "ranura"

arnura6rannura7ranrua6ranuar6ranurra7raunra6rnaura6rranura7
Misspelling Variants of "ranura"

Frequency rank: #31,949 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ranura"?
"ranura" is spelled R-A-N-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [raˈnuɾa].
What does "ranura" mean?
As a noun, "ranura" means: Hendidura o canal estrecho practicado en la superficie de un cuerpo
What words are commonly confused with "ranura"?
"ranura" is commonly confused with "rara", "rotura", "reanuda". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ranura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ranura" is [raˈnuɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ranura" come from?
"ranura" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.