rezago

[reˈsaɣ̞o]

/[reˈsaɣ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“rezago” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #40,521. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,521
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de rezagar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rezago · rezago · Spanish

rezago · rank #40,521 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,521
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH retrocedió

Nearest frequency peer: retrocedió (-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 “rezago”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rezago” 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).

rezago vs rezo
67% similar
rezago vs rezar
67% similar
rezago vs rezan
67% similar

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

Key facts for rezago
PropertyValue
Headwordrezago
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈsaɣ̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,521
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rezago”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).rezagocae 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 “retrocedió” (#40,520), “reñida” (#40,522), “retardado” (#40,519). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rezago” va en #40,521. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around rezago (IPA [reˈsaɣ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,521 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for rezago, with forms such as "erzago", "reazgo", and "rezaggo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rezo", "rezar", "rezan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is rezago, spelled R-E-Z-A-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de rezagar.
  2. 2
    Ganado que se queda a la zaga del rebaño.
  3. 3
    Reses que son apartadas del rebaño con el objetivo de curarlas o sanarlas.

Synonyms

restoresiduoremanente

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erzago
  • reazgo
  • rezaggo
  • rezaog
  • rezgao
  • rezzago
  • rrezago
  • rzeago

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rezago - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erzago2reazgo2rezaggo1rezaog2rezgao2rezzago1rrezago1rzeago2
Edit distance from "rezago"

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 "rezago"?
"rezago" is spelled R-E-Z-A-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈsaɣ̞o].
What does "rezago" mean?
As a noun, "rezago" means: Acción o efecto de rezagar.
What words are commonly confused with "rezago"?
"rezago" is commonly confused with "rezo", "rezar", "rezan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rezago"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rezago" is [reˈsaɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rezago" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reñida#40,522rojiza#40,526rótulo#40,534Saigón#40,536

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

soleil8 variantssomalí8 variantssuelas8 variantspozole8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list