rictus
[ˈrikt̪us]
The verdict
“rictus” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,755 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,755
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expresión facial en la cual se levanta una esquina del labio superior, revelando algunos dientes. Puede expresar desprecio, o ser una risa forzada.
Corpus desk
Index ES-rictus · rictus · Spanish
rictus · rank #96,755 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,755
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH revolotea
Nearest frequency peer: revolotea (-3 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 “rictus”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- retraída
retraída
3,252 corpus weight
- reutilizado
reutilizado
3,251 corpus weight
- revierten
revierten
3,250 corpus weight
- revolotea
revolotea
3,249 corpus weight
- rictus
rictus
3,246 corpus weight
- roan
roan
3,242 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “rictus” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rictus |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈrikt̪us] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #96,755 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “rictus” en español
Rare enough to double-check
rictus is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,755 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈrikt̪us]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rictus, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is rictus, spelled R-I-C-T-U-S.
Definition
- 1Expresión facial en la cual se levanta una esquina del labio superior, revelando algunos dientes. Puede expresar desprecio, o ser una risa forzada.
- 2Gesto en la cara que expresa algún estado de ánimo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rictus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Pero a lo mejor no sirve para otra cosa que para dar aliento a Aznar, ausente de la escena y protegido por su bigote de cualquier rictus que delate su fe en su propio futuro político».
«Comprobé que las facciones de don Walter se iban distendiendo, que relajaba el ceño y ablandaba el rictus de los pómulos […]».
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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