rosca
[ˈroska]
The verdict
“rosca” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #20,506 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,506
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Objeto redondo y rollizo que, cerrándose, forma un círculo u óvalo, dejando en medio un espacio vacío.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rosca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈroska] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #20,506 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rosca” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for rosca is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈroska]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,506 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for rosca, with forms such as "orsca", "rosac", and "roscca". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rusa", "Rota", "roza", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 rosca, spelled R-O-S-C-A.
Definition
- 1Objeto redondo y rollizo que, cerrándose, forma un círculo u óvalo, dejando en medio un espacio vacío.
- 2Pan con forma de rosca.
- 3Carnosidad que rebosa a las personas gruesas alrededor del cuello, las muñecas y las piernas, sobre todo si es de niños.
- 4Rollo circular que los colegiales traen por distintivo en una de las hojas de la beca.
- 5Cada una de las vueltas de una espiral, o el conjunto de ellas.
- 6Superficie cuyo eje está contenido en el plano y en torno a él describe una trayectoria helicoidal cilíndrica.
- 7Faja de material que, sola o con otras concéntricas, forma un arco o bóveda.
- 8Rodete que se usa para llevar peso en la cabeza.
- 9Larva que se enrosca con facilidad, muy dañina para las plantas.
- 10Conjunto de palaciegos que influyen subrepticiamente en los negocios del Estado, de alguna autoridad o de algún personaje específico.
- 11Disputa o conflicto entre personas.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: orsca,rosac,roscca,rossca,rrosca,rsoca
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rosca - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “rosca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-O-S-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈroska] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “rusa” - see the side-by-side comparison. rosca vs rusa
- 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.