roña

[ˈroɲa]

/[ˈroɲa]/ noun

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The verdict

“roña” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,283 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,283
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfermedad de las plantas causada por un hongo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rona · roña · Spanish

roña · rank #72,283 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,283
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rossana

Nearest frequency peer: Rossana (-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 “roña”

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 “roña” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for roña
PropertyValue
Headwordroña
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈroɲa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,283
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “roña” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).roñacae 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: “Rossana” (#72,281), “roquefort” (#72,280), “rugoso” (#72,286). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “roña” va en #72,283. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

roña is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,283 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈroɲa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 18 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for roña, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is roña, spelled R-O-Ñ-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enfermedad de las plantas causada por un hongo.
  2. 2
    Sarna (enfermedad de la piel causada por un ácaro) del ganado de los animales con lana.
  3. 3
    Suciedad y porquería pegada fuertemente, que afea el aspecto de algo.
  4. 4
    Orín de los metales.
  5. 5
    Daño moral que se comunica o puede comunicarse de unos en otros.
  6. 6
    Roñería, picardía.
  7. 7
    Persona mezquina.
  8. 8
    Farsa, treta, maula.
  9. 9
    Corteza del pino.
  10. 10
    Pericarpio.
  11. 11
    Aspereza, rugosidad.
  12. 12
    Musgo de las cortezas de los árboles.
  13. 13
    Pimiento de redrojo.
  14. 14
    Tiña (juego infantil).
  15. 15
    Simulación o actuación de una enfermedad con el fin de no trabajar.
  16. 16
    Conjunto de monedas que el padrino de un bautizo les arroja a los muchachos a la rebatiña.
  17. 17
    Viruela.
  18. 18
    Pereza, lentitud o flojera para hacer cosas.

Synonyms

sarnasarna

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 "roña"?
"roña" is spelled R-O-Ñ-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈroɲa].
What does "roña" mean?
As a noun, "roña" means: Enfermedad de las plantas causada por un hongo.
How do you pronounce "roña"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "roña" is [ˈroɲa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "roña" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list