rastrear
[rast̪ɾeˈaɾ]
The verdict
“rastrear” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #12,461 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #12,461
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Seguir el rastro o búscar alguna cosa por él.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| 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) |
Where “rastrear” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for rastrear is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 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
- 1Seguir el rastro o búscar alguna cosa por él.
- 2Vender la carne en el rastro al por mayor.
- 3Someter a examinación una zona determinada en busca de alguna evidencia.
- 4Inquirir, indagar y averiguar alguna cosa, discurriendo por conjeturas o señales.
- 5Ir o caminar por el aire pero casi tocando el suelo.
- 6Arrastrar 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.
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.
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Using “rastrear”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-A-S-T-R-E-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [rast̪ɾeˈaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “rastreo” - see the side-by-side comparison. rastrear vs rastreo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.