required

/ɹɪˈkwaɪəd/

//ɹɪˈkwaɪəd// verb

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The verdict

“required” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,238 among 48,955 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,238
frequency rank, Spanish
48,955
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pasado simple del verbo (to) require.

Key facts for required
PropertyValue
Headwordrequired
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɪˈkwaɪəd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#85,238
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “required” 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). required lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

required is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,238 among 48,955 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɹɪˈkwaɪəd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

required doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is required, spelled R-E-Q-U-I-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pasado simple del verbo (to) require.
  2. 2
    Participio pasado del verbo (to) require.

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 "required"?
"required" is spelled R-E-Q-U-I-R-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈkwaɪəd/.
What does "required" mean?
As a verb, "required" means: Pasado simple del verbo (to) require.
How do you pronounce "required"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "required" is /ɹɪˈkwaɪəd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "required" come from?
"required" 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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Using “required”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-Q-U-I-R-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɹɪˈkwaɪəd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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