rarito

[raˈɾit̪o]

/[raˈɾit̪o]/ adj

The verdict

“rarito” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,862 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,862
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de una persona: que tiene actitudes o comportamientos peculiares y que chocan contra lo socialmente esperable.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rarito · rarito · Spanish

rarito · rank #55,862 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,862
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH ramblas

Nearest frequency peer: ramblas (-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 “rarito”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “rarito” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rarito
PropertyValue
Headwordrarito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[raˈɾit̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,862
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “rarito” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.raritocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ramblas” (#55,861), “reaccionamos” (#55,863), “rafe” (#55,859). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rarito” va en #55,862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rarito is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,862 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [raˈɾit̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dicho de una persona: que tiene actitudes o comportamientos peculiares y que chocan contra lo socialmente esperable.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for rarito in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is rarito, spelled R-A-R-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una persona: que tiene actitudes o comportamientos peculiares y que chocan contra lo socialmente esperable.

Synonyms

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 "rarito"?
"rarito" is spelled R-A-R-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [raˈɾit̪o].
What does "rarito" mean?
As an adjective, "rarito" means: Dicho de una persona: que tiene actitudes o comportamientos peculiares y que chocan contra lo socialmente esperable.
How do you pronounce "rarito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rarito" is [raˈɾit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rarito" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rarito", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list