rasguear
[rasɣ̞eˈaɾ]
The verdict
“rasguear” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tocar la guitarra u otro instrumento rozando varias cuerdas a la vez con las puntas de los dedos.
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Index ES-rasguear · rasguear · Spanish
rasguear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rasguear |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [rasɣ̞eˈaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “rasguear” en español
Rare enough to double-check
rasguear is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [rasɣ̞eˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tocar la guitarra u otro instrumento rozando varias cuerdas a la vez con las puntas de los dedos.".
No misspelling variants are generated for rasguear in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is rasguear, spelled R-A-S-G-U-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1Tocar la guitarra u otro instrumento rozando varias cuerdas a la vez con las puntas de los dedos.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how rasguear appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cuando regresé con la pistola habían recogido la mesa y Holmes estaba ocupado con su pasatiempo favorito: rasguear el violín.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.