rapaz
[raˈpas]
The verdict
“rapaz” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,477 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,477
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que se dedica, por inclinación u oficio, a la rapiña o al robo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-rapaz · rapaz · Spanish
rapaz · rank #54,477 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,477
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH rapid
Nearest frequency peer: rapid (+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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “rapaz”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- quincho
quincho
45,527 corpus weight
- rajado
rajado
45,526 corpus weight
- rapaz
rapaz
45,524 corpus weight
- rapid
rapid
45,523 corpus weight
- reaccionen
reaccionen
45,521 corpus weight
- reafirman
reafirman
45,520 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “rapaz” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rapaz |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [raˈpas] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #54,477 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “rapaz” en español
Rare enough to double-check
rapaz is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,477 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [raˈpas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for rapaz in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is rapaz, spelled R-A-P-A-Z.
Definition
- 1Que se dedica, por inclinación u oficio, a la rapiña o al robo.
- 2Se dice de cualquiera de las aves carnívoras que cazan otros vertebrados para comérselos, las cuales poseen pico y uñas muy robustos, encorvados y puntiagudos, p. ej. el águila y el buitre.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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