La Rioja

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The verdict

“La Rioja” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Autonome Region im Norden Spaniens

Key facts for La Rioja
PropertyValue
HeadwordLa Rioja
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “La Rioja” sits in German frequency

La Rioja falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

La Rioja is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for La Rioja in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 German form is La Rioja, spelled L-A- -R-I-O-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Autonome Region im Norden Spaniens
  2. 2
    Stadt im Nordwesten von Argentinien
  3. 3
    argentinische Provinz mit [2] als Hauptstadt

This word in other languages

La Rioja(Español)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "La Rioja"?
"La Rioja" is spelled L-A- -R-I-O-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "La Rioja" mean?
As a proper noun, "La Rioja" means: Autonome Region im Norden Spaniens
How do you pronounce "La Rioja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "La Rioja" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "La Rioja" come from?
"La Rioja" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “La Rioja”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is L-A- -R-I-O-J-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list