risotto
/ɹɪˈzoʊtoʊ/
"risotto" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“risotto” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,266. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,266
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An Italian savoury dish made with rice and other ingredients.
Corpus desk
Index EN-risotto · risotto · English
risotto · rank #34,266 · 8 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #34,266
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH revitalize
Nearest frequency peer: revitalize (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “risotto”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- rescind
rescind
65,739 corpus weight
- reshape
reshape
65,738 corpus weight
- reshaping
reshaping
65,737 corpus weight
- revitalize
revitalize
65,736 corpus weight
- risotto
risotto
65,735 corpus weight
- Sadiq
Sadiq
65,732 corpus weight
What this shows “risotto” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | risotto |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹɪˈzoʊtoʊ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #34,266 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “risotto”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around risotto (IPA /ɹɪˈzoʊtoʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,266 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for risotto, with forms such as "irsotto", "riostto", and "risoto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ricotta", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian risotto, from riso (“rice”). The correct English form is risotto, spelled R-I-S-O-T-T-O.
Definition
- 1An Italian savoury dish made with rice and other ingredients.
- 2A similar dish made without rice.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how risotto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The secret to a creamy risotto is letting the rice absorb one cup of broth at a time.
Risotti are another Alvaro passion, and there’s a different special each week, as well as a legendary strawberry risotto in season.
Etymology
From Italian risotto, from riso (“rice”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- irsotto
- riostto
- risoto
- risotot
- rissotto
- ristoto
- rrisotto
- rsiotto
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of risotto - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "risotto", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).