rascarse

/[rasˈkaɾse]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,365

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

rascarse is aSpanishverb. It means: Refregarse o frotar fuertemente la piel con una cosa aguda o áspera, y por lo regular con las uñas, generalmente para quitarse la comezón. Pronounced [rasˈkaɾse]. Often confused with rascar.

Key facts for rascarse
PropertyValue
Headwordrascarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[rasˈkaɾse]
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,365
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for rascarse is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [rasˈkaɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,365 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for rascarse, with forms such as "arscarse", "racsarse", and "rasacrse". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "rascar", 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 rascarse, spelled R-A-S-C-A-R-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Refregarse o frotar fuertemente la piel con una cosa aguda o áspera, y por lo regular con las uñas, generalmente para quitarse la comezón.
  2. 2
    Intoxicarse por consumo excesivo de alcohol.
  3. 3
    Estar ocioso.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arscarse,racsarse,rasacrse,rascarce,rascares,rascarrse,rascarsse,rascasre,rasccarse,rascrase,rasscarse,rrascarse,rsacarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rascarse

Misspelling Variants of "rascarse"

arscarse8racsarse8rasacrse8rascarce8rascares8rascarrse9rascarsse9rascasre8
Misspelling Variants of "rascarse"

Frequency rank: #47,365 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rascarse"?
"rascarse" is spelled R-A-S-C-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [rasˈkaɾse].
What does "rascarse" mean?
As a verb, "rascarse" means: Refregarse o frotar fuertemente la piel con una cosa aguda o áspera, y por lo regular con las uñas, generalmente para quitarse la comezón.
What words are commonly confused with "rascarse"?
"rascarse" is commonly confused with "rascar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rascarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rascarse" is [rasˈkaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rascarse" come from?
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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.