requerir

[rekeˈɾiɾ]

/[rekeˈɾiɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“requerir” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,945. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,945
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Intimar, avisar o hacer saber una cosa con autoridad pública.

Corpus desk

Index ES-requerir · requerir · Spanish

requerir · rank #14,945 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,945
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH repúblicas

Nearest frequency peer: repúblicas (-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 “requerir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “requerir” 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).

requerir vs requirió
75% similar
requerir vs requerirá
89% similar
requerir vs requeriría
80% similar

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

Key facts for requerir
PropertyValue
Headwordrequerir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[rekeˈɾiɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,945
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “requerir”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “repúblicas” (#14,944), “respectivo” (#14,946), “report” (#14,943). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “requerir” va en #14,945. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around requerir (IPA [rekeˈɾiɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,945 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for requerir, with forms such as "erquerir", "reqeurir", and "reqquerir". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "requirió", "requerirá", "requeriría", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is requerir, spelled R-E-Q-U-E-R-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Intimar, avisar o hacer saber una cosa con autoridad pública.
  2. 2
    Reconocer o examinar el estado en que se halla una cosa.
  3. 3
    Necesitar o hacer necesaria alguna cosa.
  4. 4
    Solicitar, pretender, explicar uno su deseo o pasión amorosa.
  5. 5
    Inducir, persuadir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how requerir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Al principio la consolaba; después, requiriéndola de amores se enamoraron los dos.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erquerir
  • reqeurir
  • reqquerir
  • requeirr
  • requerirr
  • requerri
  • requerrir
  • requreir
  • reuqerir
  • rqeuerir
  • rrequerir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erquerir2reqeurir2reqquerir1requeirr2requerirr1requerri2requerrir1requreir2
Edit distance from "requerir"

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 "requerir"?
"requerir" is spelled R-E-Q-U-E-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [rekeˈɾiɾ].
What does "requerir" mean?
As a verb, "requerir" means: Intimar, avisar o hacer saber una cosa con autoridad pública.
What words are commonly confused with "requerir"?
"requerir" is commonly confused with "requirió", "requerirá", "requeriría". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "requerir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "requerir" is [rekeˈɾiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "requerir" come from?
"requerir" 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 "requerir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list