rebusca
[reˈβ̞uska]
The verdict
“rebusca” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,261 among 48,955 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,261
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,955
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de rebuscar o de rebuscarse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rebusca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [reˈβ̞uska] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #89,261 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rebusca” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rebusca is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,261 among 48,955 “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
- 1Acción o efecto de rebuscar o de rebuscarse.
- 2Fruto que queda en los campos después de alzada la cosecha, y particularmente el de las viñas.
- 3Desecho, lo de peor calidad o lo que queda después de que otros han sacado o consumido.
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.
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Using “rebusca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-B-U-S-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [reˈβ̞uska] (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.