rebuscado

[reβ̞usˈkað̞o]

/[reβ̞usˈkað̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“rebuscado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,576 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,576
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Con recursos, estilos o formas que parecen excesivos, artificiales o innecesariamente complejos. Que muestra rebuscamiento; que se rebusca en sus maneras.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rebuscado · rebuscado · Spanish

rebuscado · rank #59,576 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,576
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH rebotó

Nearest frequency peer: rebotó (-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 “rebuscado”

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 “rebuscado” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rebuscado
PropertyValue
Headwordrebuscado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[reβ̞usˈkað̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,576
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “rebuscado” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).rebuscadocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “rebotó” (#59,575), “receptividad” (#59,577), “reavivar” (#59,574). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rebuscado” va en #59,576. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rebuscado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,576 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [reβ̞usˈkað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Con recursos, estilos o formas que parecen excesivos, artificiales o innecesariamente complejos. Que muestra rebuscamiento; que se rebusca en sus maneras.".

rebuscado doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is rebuscado, spelled R-E-B-U-S-C-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Con recursos, estilos o formas que parecen excesivos, artificiales o innecesariamente complejos. Que muestra rebuscamiento; que se rebusca en sus maneras.

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 "rebuscado"?
"rebuscado" is spelled R-E-B-U-S-C-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reβ̞usˈkað̞o].
What does "rebuscado" mean?
As an adjective, "rebuscado" means: Con recursos, estilos o formas que parecen excesivos, artificiales o innecesariamente complejos. Que muestra rebuscamiento; que se rebusca en sus maneras.
How do you pronounce "rebuscado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rebuscado" is [reβ̞usˈkað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rebuscado" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list