Which to use
“rasca” is an adjective and “resaca” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,805
- “rasca” frequency rank
- #15,954
- “resaca” frequency rank
- 49759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasca | resaca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho de una cosa, de muy mala calidad. | Retroceso de las olas del mar desde el punto máximo que alcanzan en la orilla. |
Where the eye mixes rasca and resaca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rasca runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against resaca's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rasca vs resaca
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rasca is [ˈraska] while resaca is [reˈsaka]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rasca is recorded at frequency rank #33,805, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈraska]. resaca is at rank #15,954, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈsaka].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49759, this pair ranks #106,987 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rasca vs resaca
Shared letters: acrs. Private to "rasca": -. Private to "resaca": e.
"rasca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "resaca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rasca" for "resaca" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rasca" vs "resaca" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rasca" and "resaca" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rasca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resaca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,987 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasca" and "resaca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rasca vs rasta". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #106,987 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.