rastrear

/[rast̪ɾeˈaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,461

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

rastrear is aSpanishverb. It means: Seguir el rastro o búscar alguna cosa por él. Pronounced [rast̪ɾeˈaɾ]. Often confused with rastreo and rastrero.

Key facts for rastrear
PropertyValue
Headwordrastrear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[rast̪ɾeˈaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,461
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for rastrear is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [rast̪ɾeˈaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,461 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for rastrear, with forms such as "arstrear", "rasrtear", and "rasstrear". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "rastreo", "rastrero", "rastrea", 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 rastrear, spelled R-A-S-T-R-E-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rastrear

Misspelling Variants of "rastrear"

arstrear8rasrtear8rasstrear9rasterar8rastraer8rastrearr9rastrera8rastrrear9
Misspelling Variants of "rastrear"

Frequency rank: #12,461 in Spanish

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?
"rastrear" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.