rapar
[raˈpaɾ]
The verdict
“rapar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eliminar el pelo cortándolo junto a la raíz
Corpus desk
Index ES-rapar · rapar · Spanish
rapar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | rapar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [raˈpaɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “rapar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
rapar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [raˈpaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
rapar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is rapar, spelled R-A-P-A-R.
Definition
- 1Eliminar el pelo cortándolo junto a la raíz
- 2Eliminar el vello facial cortándolo desde la raíz
- 3Hurtar.
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.