# riot

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹaɪ.ət/ · frequency rank #6,174

## Definitions
1. A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
2. A wide and unconstrained variety.
3. A humorous or entertaining event or person.
4. Wanton or unrestrained behavior or emotion.
5. Excessive and expensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry.

## Etymology
From Middle English riot (“debauched living, dissipation”), from Old French riote (“debate”), from rioter (“to quarrel”), perhaps related to riboter or from Latin rugio (“I roar”).
Compare French riotte and Occitan riòta.

## Easily confused with
- **RT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-rt)
- **row** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-row)
- **rob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-rob)
- **rip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-rip)
- **Roy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-roy)
- **Ron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-ron)
- **rod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-rod)
- **ROM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-rom)
- **rot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-rot)
- **roe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-roe)
- **Roi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-roi)
- **roc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-roc)
- **ROS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-ros)
- **rut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-rut)
- **roo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-roo)
- **Roh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-roh)
- **Rog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-rog)
- **RKO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-rko)
- **Roa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-roa)
- **rit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riot-vs-rit)

## Common misspellings (5)
`irot`, `riott`, `rito`, `roit`, `rriot`

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