rata
Spanish, noun/ˈrata/
rata is spelled R-A-T-A (4 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,270th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rata is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “rat (medium-sized rodent belonging to the Rattus genus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of ratón (“mouse”). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Rattus spp.) Animal roedor, algo más grandes que sus parientes cercanos los ratones, pudiendo alcanzar los…”.
What does rata mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerat (medium-sized rodent belonging to the Rattus genus)
adjective
- 1
colloquialderogatorystingy, miserly, tight-fisted
- 2
colloquialderogatoryrat, jerk (despicable person, especially who has been deceitful or disloyal)
- 3
colloquialderogatoryrat, snitch, informant
noun
- 1
colloquialderogatoryfemininepercentage
- 2
colloquialderogatoryfeminineratio
- 3
colloquialderogatoryfemininerate
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of ratón (“mouse”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Rattus spp.) Animal roedor, algo más grandes que sus parientes cercanos los ratones, pudiendo alcanzar los 500 gramos de peso. Existen unas 56 especies, de las cuales algunas son domésticas, y otras, muy agresivas, colonizan de manera oportunista el hábitat humano. 2. Por extensión, varios roedores de tamaño mediano, como los del género Neotoma. 3. Persona que provoca desprecio. 4. Ladrón, persona que roba.
noun: 1. Procentaje o parte proporcional, generalmente aplicado a pagos, repartos o mediciones. 2. Variación de una cantidad en relación con una unidad de tiempo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rata
- ratas plural
- rato masculine
- ratos masculine plural
- ratón masculine
- ratones masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rata?
- /ˈrata/
- [ˈra.t̪a]
- [ˈrat̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rata
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rata in Spanish?
rata appears 12 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).