rasgo

/[ˈrasɣ̞o]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,437

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

rasgo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Trazos o líneas que se hacen al escribir. Pronounced [ˈrasɣ̞o]. Often confused with rato and ruso.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for rasgo is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈrasɣ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,437 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for rasgo, with forms such as "arsgo", "ragso", and "rasggo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rato", "ruso", "rayo", 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 rasgo, spelled R-A-S-G-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arsgo,ragso,rasggo,rasog,rassgo,rrasgo,rsago

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rasgo

Misspelling Variants of "rasgo"

arsgo5ragso5rasggo6rasog5rassgo6rrasgo6rsago5
Misspelling Variants of "rasgo"

Frequency rank: #14,437 in Spanish

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter R in our Spanish index:

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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.