rascar

/[rasˈkaɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,216

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

rascar is aSpanishverb. It 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. Pronounced [rasˈkaɾ]. Often confused with rosca and rayar.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rascar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for rascar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [rasˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,216 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for rascar, with forms such as "arscar", "racsar", and "rasacr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "rosca", "rayar", "rasta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is rascar, spelled R-A-S-C-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arscar,racsar,rasacr,rascarr,rasccar,rascra,rasscar,rrascar,rsacar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rascar

Misspelling Variants of "rascar"

arscar6racsar6rasacr6rascarr7rasccar7rascra6rasscar7rrascar7
Misspelling Variants of "rascar"

Frequency rank: #43,216 in Spanish

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?
"rascar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.