rastrear

Name: rastrear, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[rast̪ɾeˈaɾ]

/[rast̪ɾeˈaɾ]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“rastrear” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,461. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,461
frequency rank, Spanish: 4,151
“R” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Seguir el rastro o búscar alguna cosa por él.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rastrear · rastrear · Spanish

rastrear · rank #12,461 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

FREQ-MID #12,461
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 4,151
PHOTO-FINISH proposición

Nearest frequency peer: proposición (-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.

progresivam…

87,543
promoviendo

87,542
proposición

87,541
rastrear

87,540
ratones

87,539
ratos

87,538

What this shows “rastrear” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rastrear vs rastreo

75% similar

rastrear vs rastrero

75% similar

rastrear vs rastrea

88% similar

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

Key facts for rastrear
Property	Value
Headword	rastrear
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[rast̪ɾeˈaɾ]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#12,461
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rastrear”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.rastrearcae aquí:

#12,461

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “proposición” (#12,460), “ratones” (#12,462), “promoviendo” (#12,459). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rastrear” va en #12,461. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around rastrear (IPA [rast̪ɾeˈaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,461 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for rastrear, with forms such as "arstrear", "rasrtear", and "rasstrear". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "rastreo", "rastrero", "rastrea", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 rastrear, spelled R-A-S-T-R-E-A-R.

Definition

1
Seguir el rastro o búscar alguna cosa por él.
2
Vender la carne en el rastro al por mayor.
3
Someter a examinación una zona determinada en busca de alguna evidencia.
4
Inquirir, indagar y averiguar alguna cosa, discurriendo por conjeturas o señales.
5
Ir o caminar por el aire pero casi tocando el suelo.
6
Arrastrar una rastra por el fondo del mar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

arstrear
rasrtear
rasstrear
rasterar
rastraer
rastrearr
rastrera
rastrrear
rasttrear
ratsrear
rrastrear
rsatrear

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rastrear - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "rastrear"

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 "rastrear"?

"rastrear" is spelled R-A-S-T-R-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [rast̪ɾeˈaɾ].

What does "rastrear" mean?

As a verb, "rastrear" means: Seguir el rastro o búscar alguna cosa por él.

What words are commonly confused with "rastrear"?

"rastrear" is commonly confused with "rastreo", "rastrero", "rastrea". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "rastrear"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rastrear" is [rast̪ɾeˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "rastrear" come from?

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

redactar#12,466 presumir#12,455 reflejar#12,468 preocupe#12,452

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

postales12 variants sospecho12 variants milicias12 variants masivos12 variants