rebusca

[reˈβ̞uska]

/[reˈβ̞uska]/ noun

The verdict

“rebusca” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,261 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,261
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de rebuscar o de rebuscarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rebusca · rebusca · Spanish

rebusca · rank #89,261 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,261
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH rebollar

Nearest frequency peer: rebollar (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “rebusca”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “rebusca” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rebusca
PropertyValue
Headwordrebusca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈβ̞uska]
Letters7
Frequency rank#89,261
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “rebusca” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.rebuscacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “rebollar” (#89,260), “recargados” (#89,262), “receloso” (#89,263). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rebusca” va en #89,261. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rebusca is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,261 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [reˈβ̞uska]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rebusca, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is rebusca, spelled R-E-B-U-S-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de rebuscar o de rebuscarse.
  2. 2
    Fruto que queda en los campos después de alzada la cosecha, y particularmente el de las viñas.
  3. 3
    Desecho, lo de peor calidad o lo que queda después de que otros han sacado o consumido.

Synonyms

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 "rebusca"?
"rebusca" is spelled R-E-B-U-S-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈβ̞uska].
What does "rebusca" mean?
As a noun, "rebusca" means: Acción o efecto de rebuscar o de rebuscarse.
How do you pronounce "rebusca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rebusca" is [reˈβ̞uska]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list