requiero

/[reˈkjeɾo]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,514

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

requiero is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de requerir. Pronounced [reˈkjeɾo]. Often confused with requirió and refiero.

Key facts for requiero
PropertyValue
Headwordrequiero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[reˈkjeɾo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,514
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of requiero in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for requiero is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈkjeɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,514 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de requerir.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for requiero, with forms such as "erquiero", "reqiuero", and "reqquiero". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "requirió", "refiero", "reguero", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is requiero, spelled R-E-Q-U-I-E-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de requerir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erquiero,reqiuero,reqquiero,requeiro,requieor,requierro,requireo,reuqiero,rqeuiero,rrequiero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for requiero

Misspelling Variants of "requiero"

erquiero8reqiuero8reqquiero9requeiro8requieor8requierro9requireo8reuqiero8
Misspelling Variants of "requiero"

Frequency rank: #40,514 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "requiero"?
"requiero" is spelled R-E-Q-U-I-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈkjeɾo].
What does "requiero" mean?
As a verb, "requiero" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de requerir.
What words are commonly confused with "requiero"?
"requiero" is commonly confused with "requirió", "refiero", "reguero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "requiero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "requiero" is [reˈkjeɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "requiero" come from?
"requiero" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.