raro

[ˈraɾo]

/[ˈraɾo]/ adj

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The verdict

“raro” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,393. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,393
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no es corriente, que es diferente a lo común en su clase.

Corpus desk

Index ES-raro · raro · Spanish

raro · rank #1,393 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,393
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH principalmente

Nearest frequency peer: principalmente (-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 “raro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “raro” 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).

raro vs ro
50% similar
raro vs rr
50% similar
raro vs río
50% similar

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

Key facts for raro
PropertyValue
Headwordraro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈraɾo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,393
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “raro”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).rarocae 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 “principalmente” (#1,392), “responsable” (#1,394), “pocas” (#1,391). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “raro” va en #1,393. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around raro (IPA [ˈraɾo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,393 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for raro, with forms such as "arro", "raor", and "rarro". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ro", "rr", "río", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 raro, spelled R-A-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no es corriente, que es diferente a lo común en su clase.
  2. 2
    Que no abunda.
  3. 3
    Se dice de la persona con una conducta extraña o poco común.
  4. 4
    Dicho de una persona: sobresaliente, fuera de serie.
  5. 5
    Decepcionante, flojo, pobre.
  6. 6
    Hombre homosexual.

Synonyms

desacostumbradoextrañoextraordinarioinusitadoatípicoescasoinfrecuenteestrafalarioestrambóticoexcéntricoextravagante

Antonyms

comúnnormalordinariocomúnfrecuentetípico

This word in other languages

rare(English)rare(Français)ungewöhnlich(Deutsch)raro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arro
  • raor
  • rarro
  • rrao
  • rraro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of raro - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

arro2raor2rarro1rrao2rraro1
Edit distance from "raro"

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 "raro"?
"raro" is spelled R-A-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈraɾo].
What does "raro" mean?
As an adjective, "raro" means: Que no es corriente, que es diferente a lo común en su clase.
What words are commonly confused with "raro"?
"raro" is commonly confused with "ro", "rr", "río". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "raro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raro" is [ˈraɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raro" come from?
"raro" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

piel#1,389hará#1,414Luna#1,416piso#1,419

Similar misspelling depth

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

baño5 variantspapa5 variantsGana5 variantsduro5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list