ratán
[raˈt̪ãn]
The verdict
“ratán” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre de diversas plantas vivaces, de la familia de las palmas, con tallos que alcanzan gran longitud, nudosos a trechos, delgados, sarmentosos y muy fuertes; hojas abrazadoras en los nudos, lisas...
Corpus desk
Index ES-ratan · ratán · Spanish
ratán · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ratán |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [raˈt̪ãn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ratán” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ratán is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [raˈt̪ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre de diversas plantas vivaces, de la familia de las palmas, con tallos que alcanzan gran longitud, nudosos a trechos, delgados, sarmentosos y muy fuertes; hojas abrazadoras en los nudos, lisas...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ratán, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ratán, spelled R-A-T-Á-N.
Definition
- 1Nombre de diversas plantas vivaces, de la familia de las palmas, con tallos que alcanzan gran longitud, nudosos a trechos, delgados, sarmentosos y muy fuertes; hojas abrazadoras en los nudos, lisas y flexibles, zarcillos espinosos, flores de tres pétalos, y fruto abayado y rojo como la cereza. Vive en los bosques de la India y otros países de Oriente, y de su tallo se hacen bastones.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.