rosácea
[roˈsasea]
The verdict
“rosácea” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Enfermedad parecida al acne
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rosácea |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [roˈsasea] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rosácea” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for rosácea is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [roˈsasea]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rosácea, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is rosácea, spelled R-O-S-Á-C-E-A.
Definition
- 1Enfermedad parecida al acne
- 2una familia de plantas dicotiledóneas pertenecientes al orden Rosales. Por ejemplo Quillajoideae ya no es más un grupo de rosácea
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “rosácea”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-O-S-Á-C-E-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [roˈsasea] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.