rosco
[ˈrosko]
The verdict
“rosco” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,910 among 48,955 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,910
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,955
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Roscón, rosca de pan.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rosco |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈrosko] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #61,910 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rosco” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rosco is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,910 among 48,955 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈrosko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rosco, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is rosco, spelled R-O-S-C-O.
Definition
- 1Roscón, rosca de pan.
- 2Puntuación mínima posible que se puede obtener en una competencia.
- 3Juego de televisión por turnos para dos personas en donde se muestra un círculo con las letras del abecedario, que corresponden a iniciales de palabras. A medida que se recorre cada letra debe intentar adivinarse la palabra correspondiente dada su definición, con posibilidades de pasar el turno al rival para evitar perder la palabra por equivocación.
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 “rosco”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-O-S-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈrosko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.