religioso

[reliˈxjoso]

/[reliˈxjoso]/ adj

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The verdict

“religioso” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,358. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,358
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propio de o relativo a la religión.

Corpus desk

Index ES-religioso · religioso · Spanish

religioso · rank #3,358 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,358
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH regionales

Nearest frequency peer: regionales (-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 “religioso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “religioso” 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).

religioso vs religiosos
90% similar
religioso vs religión
67% similar
religioso vs religiosa
89% similar

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

Key facts for religioso
PropertyValue
Headwordreligioso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[reliˈxjoso]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,358
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “religioso”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.religiosocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “regionales” (#3,357), “renuncia” (#3,359), “realización” (#3,356). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “religioso” va en #3,358. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around religioso (IPA [reliˈxjoso]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,358 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for religioso, with forms such as "erligioso", "reilgioso", and "relgiioso". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "religiosos", "religión", "religiosa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is religioso, spelled R-E-L-I-G-I-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propio de o relativo a la religión.
  2. 2
    Que cree en alguna religión, especialmente si es piadoso en el cumplimiento de los preceptos de la misma.
  3. 3
    Que ha consagrado su vida a la religión, especialmente como parte de una orden.
  4. 4
    Riguroso y escrupuloso en el cumplimiento de sus deberes.

Synonyms

clericaleclesial

This word in other languages

religious(English)religieux(Français)religiös(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erligioso
  • reilgioso
  • relgiioso
  • religgioso
  • religioos
  • religisoo
  • religoiso
  • reliigoso
  • relligioso
  • rleigioso
  • rreligioso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erligioso2reilgioso2relgiioso2religgioso1religioos2religisoo2religoiso2reliigoso2
Edit distance from "religioso"

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 "religioso"?
"religioso" is spelled R-E-L-I-G-I-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reliˈxjoso].
What does "religioso" mean?
As an adjective, "religioso" means: Propio de o relativo a la religión.
What words are commonly confused with "religioso"?
"religioso" is commonly confused with "religiosos", "religión", "religiosa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "religioso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "religioso" is [reliˈxjoso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "religioso" come from?
"religioso" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prohibido#3,353trabajado#3,369mencionar#3,338invitados#3,333

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Roberto11 variantssalieron11 variantstrataba11 variantsvuestro11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list