Rioja

[ˈʁi̯ɔxa]

/[ˈʁi̯ɔxa]/ name

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The verdict

“Rioja” is uncommon German (frequency #78,471 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,471
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine bekannte Weinbauregion im Norden Spaniens, die sich in den Autonomieregionen La Rioja, Baskenland und Navarra befindet.

Key facts for Rioja
PropertyValue
HeadwordRioja
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʁi̯ɔxa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#78,471
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rioja” sits in German 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). Rioja lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Rioja is uncommon German at frequency #78,471 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʁi̯ɔxa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Rioja in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rioja, spelled R-I-O-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine bekannte Weinbauregion im Norden Spaniens, die sich in den Autonomieregionen La Rioja, Baskenland und Navarra befindet.
  2. 2
    Zur autonomen Region im Norden Spaniens siehe den Eintrag La Rioja

Synonyms

La Rioja

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rioja"?
"Rioja" is spelled R-I-O-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁi̯ɔxa].
What does "Rioja" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rioja" means: eine bekannte Weinbauregion im Norden Spaniens, die sich in den Autonomieregionen La Rioja, Baskenland und Navarra befindet.
How do you pronounce "Rioja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rioja" is [ˈʁi̯ɔxa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rioja" come from?
"Rioja" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Rioja”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is R-I-O-J-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁi̯ɔxa] (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

Other uncommon German 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