roer
[roˈeɾ]
The verdict
“roer” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,605 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,605
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raspar con los dientes el alimento.
Corpus desk
Index ES-roer · roer · Spanish
roer · rank #59,605 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,605
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH Risto
Nearest frequency peer: Risto (-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 “roer”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- revulsivo
revulsivo
40,400 corpus weight
- reís
reís
40,399 corpus weight
- Risto
Risto
40,398 corpus weight
- roer
roer
40,396 corpus weight
- Roldan
Roldan
40,394 corpus weight
- roquetas
roquetas
40,393 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “roer” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | roer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [roˈeɾ] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #59,605 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “roer” en español
Rare enough to double-check
roer is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,605 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [roˈeɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for roer, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is roer, spelled R-O-E-R.
Definition
- 1Raspar con los dientes el alimento.
- 2Por extensión, desgastar poco a poco.
- 3Figuradamente, provocar incomodidad moral por alguna acción pasada.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how roer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
E él assí estando, cató contra el pie del árbol en que estava, e vio dos mures, el uno blanco e el otro prieto, los cuales non quedavan de roer la raíz de aquel árbol, atanto que poco tenían por cortar dél.
Los roedores son pequeños mamíferos placentarios de régimen vegetariano, que se alimentan royendo con una dentadura característica y tienen los dedos de sus cuatro patas dotados de uñas más o menos fuertes.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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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