rugoso

[ruˈɣ̞oso]

/[ruˈɣ̞oso]/ adj

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The verdict

“rugoso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,286 among 48,955 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,286
frequency rank, Spanish
48,955
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De superficie desigual o irregular, de tal manera de ofrecer mucha fricción al tacto

Key facts for rugoso
PropertyValue
Headwordrugoso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ruˈɣ̞oso]
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,286
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rugoso” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rugoso lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rugoso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,286 among 48,955 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ruˈɣ̞oso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De superficie desigual o irregular, de tal manera de ofrecer mucha fricción al tacto".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rugoso, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is rugoso, spelled R-U-G-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    De superficie desigual o irregular, de tal manera de ofrecer mucha fricción al tacto

Synonyms

áspero

Antonyms

suave

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 "rugoso"?
"rugoso" is spelled R-U-G-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ruˈɣ̞oso].
What does "rugoso" mean?
As an adjective, "rugoso" means: De superficie desigual o irregular, de tal manera de ofrecer mucha fricción al tacto
How do you pronounce "rugoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rugoso" is [ruˈɣ̞oso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rugoso" come from?
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Using “rugoso”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is R-U-G-O-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ruˈɣ̞oso] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list