ratear
[rat̪eˈaɾ]
The verdict
“ratear” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Repartir una cantidad entre varios, según la parte que proporcionalmente toca a cada uno.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ratear |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [rat̪eˈaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ratear” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ratear is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [rat̪eˈaɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Repartir una cantidad entre varios, según la parte que proporcionalmente toca a cada uno.".
No misspelling variants are generated for ratear in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ratear, spelled R-A-T-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1Repartir una cantidad entre varios, según la parte que proporcionalmente toca a cada uno.
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.
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Using “ratear”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-A-T-E-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [rat̪eˈaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.