rascarse
[rasˈkaɾse]
The verdict
“rascarse” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #47,365 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #47,365
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Refregarse o frotar fuertemente la piel con una cosa aguda o áspera, y por lo regular con las uñas, generalmente para quitarse la comezón.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rascarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [rasˈkaɾse] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #47,365 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rascarse” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for rascarse is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for rascarse, with forms such as "arscarse", "racsarse", and "rasacrse". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "rascar", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 rascarse, spelled R-A-S-C-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Refregarse o frotar fuertemente la piel con una cosa aguda o áspera, y por lo regular con las uñas, generalmente para quitarse la comezón.
- 2Intoxicarse por consumo excesivo de alcohol.
- 3Estar 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rascarse - 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.
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.
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Using “rascarse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-A-S-C-A-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [rasˈkaɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “rascar” - see the side-by-side comparison. rascarse vs rascar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.