rescate
[resˈkat̪e]
The verdict
“rescate” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,657 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,657
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de rescatar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rescate |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [resˈkat̪e] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #3,657 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rescate” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for rescate is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [resˈkat̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,657 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for rescate, with forms such as "erscate", "recsate", and "resacte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "resulte", "resiste", "resorte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is rescate, spelled R-E-S-C-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de rescatar.
- 2Pago que se pide o hace para rescatar a alguien secuestrado o algo capturado
- 3Préstamo o dación de capital financiero a una empresa, país o individuo que se encuentra en peligro de bancarrota, para salvarlo de la quiebra, insolvencia, la liquidación o la ruina, o para permitir que una entidad quiebre sin producir contagio financiero.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erscate,recsate,resacte,rescaet,rescatte,resccate,resctae,resscate,rrescate,rsecate
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rescate - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “rescate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-S-C-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [resˈkat̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “resulte” - see the side-by-side comparison. rescate vs resulte
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.