rascar

[rasˈkaɾ]

/[rasˈkaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“rascar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #43,216. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,216
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Refregar o frotar fuertemente la piel con una cosa aguda o áspera, y por lo regular con las uñas con el fin de mitigar el prurito o picazón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rascar · rascar · Spanish

rascar · rank #43,216 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,216
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH raider

Nearest frequency peer: raider (-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 “rascar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rascar” 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).

rascar vs rosca
67% similar
rascar vs rayar
67% similar
rascar vs rasta
67% similar

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

Key facts for rascar
PropertyValue
Headwordrascar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[rasˈkaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#43,216
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rascar”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “raider” (#43,215), “raciocinio” (#43,214), “quiniela” (#43,213). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rascar” va en #43,216. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around rascar (IPA [rasˈkaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,216 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for rascar, with forms such as "arscar", "racsar", and "rasacr". 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, "rosca", "rayar", "rasta", 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is rascar, spelled R-A-S-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Refregar o frotar fuertemente la piel con una cosa aguda o áspera, y por lo regular con las uñas con el fin de mitigar el prurito o picazón.
  2. 2
    Raspar, rasgar, herir ligeramente el cutis con las uñas, un alfiler, etc.
  3. 3
    Limpiar con rascador o rasqueta alguna cosa.
  4. 4
    Acercarse, aproximarse.
  5. 5
    Conseguir una calificación suficiente para aprobar un examen, habiendo estado a punto de desaprobar.
  6. 6
    Tener relaciones sexuales con alguien.
  7. 7
    Dicho de la comida: producir acidez en la boca.
  8. 8
    Robar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rascar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ayer me presenté a Economía sin haber estudiado nada, pero por suerte rasqué un 4.

Synonyms

frotarraspararañar

This word in other languages

itch(English)gratter(Français)jucken(Deutsch)arranhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arscar
  • racsar
  • rasacr
  • rascarr
  • rasccar
  • rascra
  • rasscar
  • rrascar
  • rsacar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rascar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

arscar2racsar2rasacr2rascarr1rasccar1rascra2rasscar1rrascar1
Edit distance from "rascar"

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 "rascar"?
"rascar" is spelled R-A-S-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [rasˈkaɾ].
What does "rascar" mean?
As a verb, "rascar" means: Refregar o frotar fuertemente la piel con una cosa aguda o áspera, y por lo regular con las uñas con el fin de mitigar el prurito o picazón.
What words are commonly confused with "rascar"?
"rascar" is commonly confused with "rosca", "rayar", "rasta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rascar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rascar" is [rasˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rascar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

raider#43,215renace#43,230repisa#43,231reñido#43,239

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

serrana9 variantsnacerá9 variantstoldos9 variantsMonday9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list