resaca

[reˈsaka]

/[reˈsaka]/ noun

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The verdict

“resaca” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,954. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,954
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Retroceso de las olas del mar desde el punto máximo que alcanzan en la orilla.

Corpus desk

Index ES-resaca · resaca · Spanish

resaca · rank #15,954 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,954
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH repuesto

Nearest frequency peer: repuesto (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “resaca”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “resaca” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

resaca vs resta
67% similar
resaca vs rosca
67% similar
resaca vs reseña
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for resaca
PropertyValue
Headwordresaca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈsaka]
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,954
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “resaca”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).resacacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “repuesto” (#15,953), “Restrepo” (#15,955), “repetidamente” (#15,952). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “resaca” va en #15,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around resaca (IPA [reˈsaka]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,954 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for resaca, with forms such as "ersaca", "reasca", and "resaac". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "resta", "rosca", "reseña", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is resaca, spelled R-E-S-A-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Retroceso de las olas del mar desde el punto máximo que alcanzan en la orilla.
  2. 2
    Desechos que esta resaca₁ o la marea depositan en la costa.
  3. 3
    Intenso malestar que sigue a una borrachera
  4. 4
    Por extensión, consecuencias negativas que siguen al fin de un suceso o período.

Synonyms

reflujoguayaboratón

This word in other languages

undertow(English)ressac(Français)Kater(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ersaca
  • reasca
  • resaac
  • resacca
  • rescaa
  • ressaca
  • rresaca
  • rseaca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of resaca - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ersaca2reasca2resaac2resacca1rescaa2ressaca1rresaca1rseaca2
Edit distance from "resaca"

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 "resaca"?
"resaca" is spelled R-E-S-A-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈsaka].
What does "resaca" mean?
As a noun, "resaca" means: Retroceso de las olas del mar desde el punto máximo que alcanzan en la orilla.
What words are commonly confused with "resaca"?
"resaca" is commonly confused with "resta", "rosca", "reseña". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "resaca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "resaca" is [reˈsaka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "resaca" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Zavala8 variantsocular8 variantsatraen8 variantslimbo8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list