rata

[ˈrat̪a]

/[ˈrat̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“rata” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,349. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,349
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-rata · rata · Spanish

rata · rank #6,349 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,349
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH quema

Nearest frequency peer: quema (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “rata”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

rata vs ray
50% similar
rata vs ría
50% similar
rata vs raw
50% similar

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

Key facts for rata
PropertyValue
Headwordrata
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈrat̪a]
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,349
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rata”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “quema” (#6,348), “ray” (#6,350), “pudimos” (#6,347). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rata” va en #6,349. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around rata (IPA [ˈrat̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,349 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for rata, with forms such as "arta", "raat", and "ratta". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ray", "ría", "raw", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 rata, spelled R-A-T-A.

Definition

  1. 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. 2
    Por extensión, varios roedores de tamaño mediano, como los del género Neotoma.
  3. 3
    Persona que provoca desprecio.
  4. 4
    Ladrón, persona que roba.
  5. 5
    Nombre usado durante la Guerra Civil española (años 1930) con el que el bando golpista se referia al avión ruso Polikárpov I-16.
  6. 6
    Persona reacia a gastar o compartir sus bienes, especialmente dinero.
  7. 7
    Persona astuta que oculta sus instintos bajos bajo una careta de amabilidad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. No quiero tener nada que ver con esa rata.

Synonyms

rateromosca

This word in other languages

rat(English)rat(Français)Ratte(Deutsch)ratazana(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arta
  • raat
  • ratta
  • rrata
  • rtaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rata - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

arta2raat2ratta1rrata1rtaa2
Edit distance from "rata"

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 "rata"?
"rata" is spelled R-A-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈrat̪a].
What does "rata" mean?
As a noun, "rata" means: (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 otr...
What words are commonly confused with "rata"?
"rata" is commonly confused with "ray", "ría", "raw". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rata"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rata" is [ˈrat̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rata" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list