ranura

[raˈnuɾa]

/[raˈnuɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“ranura” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,949. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,949
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hendidura o canal estrecho practicado en la superficie de un cuerpo

Corpus desk

Index ES-ranura · ranura · Spanish

ranura · rank #31,949 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,949
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH rancio

Nearest frequency peer: rancio (-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 “ranura”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ranura” 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).

ranura vs rara
67% similar
ranura vs rotura
67% similar
ranura vs reanuda
71% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ranura”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ranuracae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “rancio” (#31,948), “rabioso” (#31,947), “recaer” (#31,951). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “ranura” va en #31,949. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ranura (IPA [raˈnuɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,949 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hendidura o canal estrecho practicado en la superficie de un cuerpo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ranura, with forms such as "arnura", "rannura", and "ranrua". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "rara", "rotura", "reanuda", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ranura, spelled R-A-N-U-R-A.

Definition

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

This word in other languages

slot(English)rainure(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arnura
  • rannura
  • ranrua
  • ranuar
  • ranurra
  • raunra
  • rnaura
  • rranura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

arnura2rannura1ranrua2ranuar2ranurra1raunra2rnaura2rranura1
Edit distance from "ranura"

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 "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'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 "ranura", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

rancio#31,948recaer#31,951puzzle#31,942piñata#31,924

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

peluda8 variantsPalomo8 variantsSotelo8 variantsTebas8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list