rati
[ˈrat̪i]
The verdict
“rati” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Agente de la policía u otra fuerza de seguridad.
Corpus desk
Index ES-rati · rati · Spanish
rati · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 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 | rati |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈrat̪i] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “rati” en español
Rare enough to double-check
rati is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈrat̪i]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
rati has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is rati, spelled R-A-T-I.
Definition
- 1Agente de la policía u otra fuerza de seguridad.
- 2Agente de la policía civil de Investigaciones de Chile.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how rati appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Las patotas de niñitos estropajosos a las que espantaba el jardinero del parque a manguerazos se han convertido en bandas bien provistas de artillería Colt a los que no asustan ni los ratis.
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.