rociar

[roˈsjaɾ]

/[roˈsjaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“rociar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,904 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,904
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Esparcir gotas menudas de agua o de otro líquido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rociar · rociar · Spanish

rociar · rank #51,904 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,904
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH riesgosa

Nearest frequency peer: riesgosa (-2 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 “rociar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “rociar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rociar
PropertyValue
Headwordrociar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[roˈsjaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,904
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “rociar” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).rociarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “riesgosa” (#51,902), “Rosselló” (#51,906), “rotativos” (#51,907). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rociar” va en #51,904. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rociar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,904 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [roˈsjaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

rociar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is rociar, spelled R-O-C-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Esparcir gotas menudas de agua o de otro líquido.
  2. 2
    Lanzar objetos de modo que se dispersen.
  3. 3
    Gratificar –en juegos de azar– un jugador a quien le facilita dinero.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how rociar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. -Tome vuestra merced, señor licenciado: rocíe este aposento, no esté aquí algún encantador de los muchos que tienen estos libros, y nos encanten, en pena de las que les queremos dar echándolos del mundo.
  2. Mantener a los perros no deseados fuera de tu patio puede ser un reto si tu propiedad no está completamente cercada. Los perros son curiosos por naturaleza e irán a investigar olores interesantes como el olor de tus propios perros y el olor de otros que podrían haber pasado por allí. Rociar vinagre o jugo de limón para repeler a los perros es una opción q…

Synonyms

aspersaresparcirhumedecer

Antonyms

anegardiluviarinundar

This word in other languages

sprinkle(English)ruisseler(Français)besprengen(Deutsch)

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 "rociar"?
"rociar" is spelled R-O-C-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [roˈsjaɾ].
What does "rociar" mean?
As a verb, "rociar" means: Esparcir gotas menudas de agua o de otro líquido.
How do you pronounce "rociar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rociar" is [roˈsjaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list