ratón

[raˈt̪õn]

/[raˈt̪õn]/ noun

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The verdict

“ratón” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,860. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,860
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cualquiera de las numerosas especies de roedores de la familia de los múridos, similares a las ratas pero de tamaño más pequeño. Tienen el hocico puntiagudo, orejas apantalladas y la cola larga. So...

Corpus desk

Index ES-raton · ratón · Spanish

ratón · rank #8,860 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,860
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH rastro

Nearest frequency peer: rastro (-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 “ratón”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ratón” 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).

ratón vs ron
40% similar
ratón vs reto
40% similar
ratón vs roto
40% similar

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

Key facts for ratón
PropertyValue
Headwordratón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[raˈt̪õn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,860
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ratón”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ratóncae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “rastro” (#8,859), “realizará” (#8,861), “Querétaro” (#8,858). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “ratón” va en #8,860. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around ratón (IPA [raˈt̪õn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,860 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ratón, with forms such as "artón", "ratnó", and "rattón". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ron", "reto", "roto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ratón, spelled R-A-T-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cualquiera de las numerosas especies de roedores de la familia de los múridos, similares a las ratas pero de tamaño más pequeño. Tienen el hocico puntiagudo, orejas apantalladas y la cola larga. Son muchas veces comensales del ser humano o plagas de los cultivos, y algunas especies son domésticas.
  2. 2
    Dispositivo de control utilizado para desplazar un puntero gráfico moviendo el mismo de manera análoga.
  3. 3
    Persona medida en sus gastos hasta el punto de la tacañería.
  4. 4
    Intenso malestar que sigue a una borrachera.
  5. 5
    Piedra afilada que está en el fondo del mar y roza los cables.
  6. 6
    Músculo de la región anterior del brazo, donde cubre a los músculos coracobraquial y braquial anterior. En su parte superior se compone de dos porciones o cabezas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. ALTAMENTE NEGATIVO!!!. MAL EDUCADO, quiere que le hagamos el trabajo y despues pagar.Esta loco este muchacho.vivira en otro pais??? que raton!! (sic)

Synonyms

laucharatolauchamouseguayaboresacabíceps

This word in other languages

mouse(English)souris(Français)Maus(Deutsch)camundongo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • artón
  • ratnó
  • rattón
  • ratónn
  • raótn
  • rratón
  • rtaón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ratón - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

artón2ratnó2rattón1ratónn1raótn2rratón1rtaón2
Edit distance from "ratón"

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 "ratón"?
"ratón" is spelled R-A-T-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [raˈt̪õn].
What does "ratón" mean?
As a noun, "ratón" means: Cualquiera de las numerosas especies de roedores de la familia de los múridos, similares a las ratas pero de tamaño más pequeño. Tienen el hocico puntiagudo, orejas apantalladas y la cola larga. So...
What words are commonly confused with "ratón"?
"ratón" is commonly confused with "ron", "reto", "roto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ratón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ratón" is [raˈt̪õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ratón" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

roles#8,872Núñez#8,846karen#8,829vaina#8,891

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

llamen7 variantságuila7 variantshilos7 variantsfijar7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list