# ria

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹiːə/ · frequency rank #27,995

## Definitions
1. A narrow inlet of the sea formed by a flooded unglaciated river valley.

## Etymology
From German Ria, from Spanish ría (“inlet, estuary”), from Galician ría, from Galician río, from Latin.

## Easily confused with
- **RS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-rs)
- **RT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-rt)
- **RM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-rm)
- **RN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-rn)
- **RP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-rp)
- **RV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-rv)
- **RR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-rr)
- **RL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-rl)
- **RW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-rw)
- **run** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-run)
- **row** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-row)
- **rid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-rid)
- **Rio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-rio)
- **rob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-rob)
- **rip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-rip)
- **Roy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-roy)
- **Ron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-ron)
- **rod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-rod)
- **rub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-rub)
- **rig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ria-vs-rig)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ria