RSS

[ˈɾs]

/[ˈɾs]/ noun

The verdict

“RSS” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #21,827) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#21,827
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Familia de formatos para documentos utilizados para publicar contenidos que se actualizan frecuentemente en el internet, por ejemplo cambios recientes en el wikcionario, entradas en un blog o encab...

Corpus desk

Index ES-rss · RSS · Spanish

RSS · rank #21,827 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,827
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH rod

Nearest frequency peer: rod (-1 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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “RSS”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “RSS” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

RSS vs ru
0% similar
RSS vs Rx
33% similar
RSS vs run
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for RSS
PropertyValue
HeadwordRSS
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɾs]
Letters3
Frequency rank#21,827
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “RSS”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.RSScae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “rod” (#21,826), “ru” (#21,828), “Robledo” (#21,825). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “RSS” va en #21,827. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for RSS is neighbouring look-alikes ("ru", "Rx", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈɾs]. Frequency #21,827 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Gloss: "Familia de formatos para documentos utilizados para publicar contenidos que se actualizan frecuentemente en el internet, por ejemplo cambios recientes en el wikcionario, entradas en un blog o encab...".

RSS doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ru", "Rx", "run", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 RSS, spelled R-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Familia de formatos para documentos utilizados para publicar contenidos que se actualizan frecuentemente en el internet, por ejemplo cambios recientes en el wikcionario, entradas en un blog o encabezados de noticias. Un documento RSS puede contener un resumen del contenido de un sitio en Internet o el texto completo. RSS hace posible que las personas reciban actualizaciones automáticamente de sus sitios de Internet favoritos.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "RSS"?
"RSS" is spelled R-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɾs].
What does "RSS" mean?
As a noun, "RSS" means: Familia de formatos para documentos utilizados para publicar contenidos que se actualizan frecuentemente en el internet, por ejemplo cambios recientes en el wikcionario, entradas en un blog o encab...
What words are commonly confused with "RSS"?
"RSS" is commonly confused with "ru", "Rx", "run". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "RSS"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "RSS" is [ˈɾs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "RSS" come from?
"RSS" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list