rastra

[ˈrast̪ɾa]

/[ˈrast̪ɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“rastra” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,718 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,718
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rastro (señal).

Corpus desk

Index ES-rastra · rastra · Spanish

rastra · rank #96,718 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,718
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH rastreos

Nearest frequency peer: rastreos (+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 “rastra”

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 “rastra” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rastra
PropertyValue
Headwordrastra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈrast̪ɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#96,718
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “rastra” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).rastracae 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: “rastreos” (#96,719), “rascaba” (#96,716), “Raphaël” (#96,714). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rastra” va en #96,718. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rastra is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,718 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈrast̪ɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

rastra has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 rastra, spelled R-A-S-T-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rastro (señal).
  2. 2
    Cualquier cosa que va colgando y arrastrando.
  3. 3
    Rastrillo.
  4. 4
    Narria (cajón).
  5. 5
    Grada (herramienta para allanar la tierra).
  6. 6
    Tabla que arrastra la caballería para juntar la parva de la era.
  7. 7
    Persona que con su presencia hace presumir que está cercana otra a quien suele seguir o acompañar ordinariamente.
  8. 8
    Consecuencia de una acción que obliga a restitución del daño causado o a la pena del delito, o trae otros inconvenientes.
  9. 9
    Entre ganaderos, cría de una res, y especialmente la que mama aún y sigue a su madre.
  10. 10
    Madero que se coloca a lo largo de un muro y que sirve para poder apoyar el techo o un tejaroz.
  11. 11
    Seno de cabo que se arrastra por el fondo del mar para buscar y sacar cierta clase de objetos sumergidos.
  12. 12
    Escudo metálico, de forma circular, acorazonado u ovalado, macizo o calado, ubicado en la parte delantera central, y que lleva un emblema o insignia representativa. Está sujeto por medio de cadenas que surgen del centro en un cinturón ancho de cuero, adornado con apliques de metal o con patacones. Era usado por los gauchos argentinos, uruguayos y riograndenses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rastra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Los modillones de piedra en forma de ganchos son para apoyar las rastras del tejado.

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 "rastra"?
"rastra" is spelled R-A-S-T-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈrast̪ɾa].
What does "rastra" mean?
As a noun, "rastra" means: Rastro (señal).
How do you pronounce "rastra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rastra" is [ˈrast̪ɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rastra" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list