región

[reˈxjõn]

/[reˈxjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“región” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #568. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#568
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gran división administrativa de una nación.

Corpus desk

Index ES-region · región · Spanish

región · rank #568 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #568
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH significa

Nearest frequency peer: significa (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “región”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “región” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

región vs regir
67% similar
región vs reían
50% similar
región vs regirá
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for región
PropertyValue
Headwordregión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈxjõn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#568
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “región”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).regióncae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “significa” (#569), “puntos” (#566), “comunidad” (#570). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “región” va en #568. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around región (IPA [reˈxjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #568 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for región, with forms such as "ergión", "reggión", and "reginó". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "regir", "reían", "regirá", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is región, spelled R-E-G-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gran división administrativa de una nación.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, continente.
  3. 3
    Parte en que se divide el cuerpo.
  4. 4
    Espacio muy grande.

This word in other languages

region(English)région(Français)Region(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ergión
  • reggión
  • reginó
  • regiónn
  • regóin
  • reigón
  • rgeión
  • rregión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of región - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ergión2reggión1reginó2regiónn1regóin2reigón2rgeión2rregión1
Edit distance from "región"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "región"?
"región" is spelled R-E-G-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈxjõn].
What does "región" mean?
As a noun, "región" means: Gran división administrativa de una nación.
What words are commonly confused with "región"?
"región" is commonly confused with "regir", "reían", "regirá". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "región"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "región" is [reˈxjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "región" come from?
"región" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "región", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

puntos#566habían#572nuevos#564nuevas#577

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

joven8 variantsambos8 variantsactual8 variantsllamado8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list