requerían

[rekeˈɾiãn]

/[rekeˈɾiãn]/ verb

The verdict

“requerían” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,647. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,647
frequency rank, Spanish
48,955
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de requerir.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

requerían vs requerir
67% similar
requerían vs requerido
67% similar
requerían vs requerida
67% similar

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

Key facts for requerían
PropertyValue
Headwordrequerían
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[rekeˈɾiãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,647
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “requerían” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). requerían lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around requerían (IPA [rekeˈɾiãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,647 among 48,955 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de requerir.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for requerían, with forms such as "erquerían", "reqeurían", and "reqquerían". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "requerir", "requerido", "requerida", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is requerían, spelled R-E-Q-U-E-R-Í-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de requerir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erquerían,reqeurían,reqquerían,requeraín,requerrían,requeríann,requerína,requeíran,requreían,reuqerían,rqeuerían,rrequerían

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erquerían2reqeurían2reqquerían1requeraín2requerrían1requeríann1requerína2requeíran2
Edit distance from "requerían"

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 "requerían"?
"requerían" is spelled R-E-Q-U-E-R-Í-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [rekeˈɾiãn].
What does "requerían" mean?
As a verb, "requerían" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de requerir.
What words are commonly confused with "requerían"?
"requerían" is commonly confused with "requerir", "requerido", "requerida". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "requerían"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "requerían" is [rekeˈɾiãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "requerían" come from?
"requerían" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “requerían”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-Q-U-E-R-Í-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [rekeˈɾiãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “requerir” - see the side-by-side comparison. requerían vs requerir
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list