recuesta
[reˈkwest̪a]
The verdict
“recuesta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,371 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,371
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Requerimiento, intimación.
Corpus desk
Index ES-recuesta · recuesta · Spanish
recuesta · rank #92,371 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,371
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH redecilla
Nearest frequency peer: redecilla (+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 “recuesta”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- reclutadas
reclutadas
7,633 corpus weight
- recogería
recogería
7,632 corpus weight
- recuesta
recuesta
7,630 corpus weight
- redecilla
redecilla
7,629 corpus weight
- reemplazabl…
reemplazables
7,628 corpus weight
- reescribien…
reescribiendo
7,627 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “recuesta” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recuesta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [reˈkwest̪a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #92,371 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “recuesta” en español
Rare enough to double-check
recuesta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,371 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [reˈkwest̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for recuesta, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is recuesta, spelled R-E-C-U-E-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1Requerimiento, intimación.
- 2Busca y diligencia que se hace para llevar y recoger una cosa.
- 3Duelo, desafío, o cartel con el que se anuncia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how recuesta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
en todo el tiempo que allí estuve, que sería casi seis meses, solas veinte personas fallecieron, y éstas bien creo que las maté yo o, por mejor decir, murieron a mi recuesta.
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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