rasgo

[ˈrasɣ̞o]

/[ˈrasɣ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“rasgo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,437. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,437
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trazos o líneas que se hacen al escribir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rasgo · rasgo · Spanish

rasgo · rank #14,437 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,437
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH race

Nearest frequency peer: race (-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 “rasgo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rasgo” 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).

rasgo vs rato
60% similar
rasgo vs ruso
60% similar
rasgo vs rayo
60% similar

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

Key facts for rasgo
PropertyValue
Headwordrasgo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈrasɣ̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,437
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rasgo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).rasgocae 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 “race” (#14,436), “reactor” (#14,438), “Quintero” (#14,435). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rasgo” va en #14,437. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around rasgo (IPA [ˈrasɣ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,437 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for rasgo, with forms such as "arsgo", "ragso", and "rasggo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rato", "ruso", "rayo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is rasgo, spelled R-A-S-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trazos o líneas que se hacen al escribir.
  2. 2
    Acto noble, generoso y gallardo.
  3. 3
    Facción de la cara.
  4. 4
    Cualquier peculiaridad o característica singular de algo que lo distingue de otras cosas.

This word in other languages

feature(English)fonction(Français)Feature(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arsgo
  • ragso
  • rasggo
  • rasog
  • rassgo
  • rrasgo
  • rsago

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rasgo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

arsgo2ragso2rasggo1rasog2rassgo1rrasgo1rsago2
Edit distance from "rasgo"

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 "rasgo"?
"rasgo" is spelled R-A-S-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈrasɣ̞o].
What does "rasgo" mean?
As a noun, "rasgo" means: Trazos o líneas que se hacen al escribir.
What words are commonly confused with "rasgo"?
"rasgo" is commonly confused with "rato", "ruso", "rayo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rasgo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rasgo" is [ˈrasɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rasgo" come from?
"rasgo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list