recalcitrante
[rekalsiˈt̪ɾãn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“recalcitrante” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,869 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,869
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reacio, obstinado en la resistencia.
Corpus desk
Index ES-recalcitrante · recalcitrante · Spanish
recalcitrante · rank #55,869 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,869
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH rebosa
Nearest frequency peer: rebosa (-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 “recalcitrante”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- reanudaron
reanudaron
44,135 corpus weight
- rebelan
rebelan
44,134 corpus weight
- rebosa
rebosa
44,133 corpus weight
- recalcitran…
recalcitrante
44,132 corpus weight
- recaídas
recaídas
44,131 corpus weight
- recaído
recaído
44,130 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “recalcitrante” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recalcitrante |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [rekalsiˈt̪ɾãn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #55,869 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “recalcitrante” en español
Rare enough to double-check
recalcitrante is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,869 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [rekalsiˈt̪ɾãn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for recalcitrante, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is recalcitrante, spelled R-E-C-A-L-C-I-T-R-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Reacio, obstinado en la resistencia.
- 2Dicho de una semilla, que pierde su viabilidad en condiciones de frío y sequedad, de manera que resultan difíciles de almacenar.
- 3Reincidente, que vuelve a cometer la misma conducta, error o vicio, o que no puede evitarlo.
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).