rasgar

[rasˈɣ̞aɾ]

/[rasˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“rasgar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,653 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,653
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Destrozar, romper o hacer pedazos objetos de poca consistencia, como tejidos o pieles, generalmente a mano, sin la ayuda de ningún instrumento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rasgar · rasgar · Spanish

rasgar · rank #65,653 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,653
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH rancios

Nearest frequency peer: rancios (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “rasgar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “rasgar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rasgar
PropertyValue
Headwordrasgar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[rasˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#65,653
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “rasgar” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.rasgarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “rancios” (#65,652), “raspando” (#65,654), “razonando” (#65,657). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rasgar” va en #65,653. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rasgar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,653 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [rasˈɣ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Destrozar, romper o hacer pedazos objetos de poca consistencia, como tejidos o pieles, generalmente a mano, sin la ayuda de ningún instrumento.".

No misspelling variants are generated for rasgar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is rasgar, spelled R-A-S-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Destrozar, romper o hacer pedazos objetos de poca consistencia, como tejidos o pieles, generalmente a mano, sin la ayuda de ningún instrumento.

This word in other languages

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 "rasgar"?
"rasgar" is spelled R-A-S-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [rasˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "rasgar" mean?
As a verb, "rasgar" means: Destrozar, romper o hacer pedazos objetos de poca consistencia, como tejidos o pieles, generalmente a mano, sin la ayuda de ningún instrumento.
How do you pronounce "rasgar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rasgar" is [rasˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rasgar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list