ratona
Spanish, noun
ratona is spelled R-A-T-O-N-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 80,775th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ratona is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “wren (bird)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of ratón (“mouse”). With an accent, ratoná is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of ratonar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Troglodytes aedon) Especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Troglodytidae, que se distribuye por la mayor…”.
What does ratona mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of ratón (“mouse”)
- 2
femininewren (bird)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of ratonar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Troglodytes aedon) Especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Troglodytidae, que se distribuye por la mayor parte de América. Es un pájaro pequeño, rechoncho y de cola estrecha. Mide aproximadamente 10 cm y pesa alrededor de 12 g. Tanto el macho como la hembra tienen el plumaje de las partes superiores de color pardo, con listado negro en las alas y la cola. Sus partes inferiores son de tonos marro 2. Mesa ratona.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ratona
- ratonas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to ratona
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ratona in Spanish?
ratona appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).