rezo

[ˈreso]

/[ˈreso]/ noun

The verdict

“rezo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,694
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-rezo · rezo · Spanish

rezo · rank #16,694 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,694
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH reproducciones

Nearest frequency peer: reproducciones (-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 “rezo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rezo” 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).

rezo vs ro
50% similar
rezo vs río
50% similar
rezo vs roo
50% similar

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

Key facts for rezo
PropertyValue
Headwordrezo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈreso]
Letters4
Frequency rank#16,694
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rezo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).rezocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “reproducciones” (#16,693), “rinden” (#16,695), “repentino” (#16,692). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rezo” va en #16,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around rezo (IPA [ˈreso]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,694 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for rezo, with forms such as "erzo", "reoz", and "rezzo". 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, "ro", "río", "roo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is rezo, spelled R-E-Z-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de rezar.
  2. 2
    Texto del que consiste un rezo₂.
  3. 3
    Cada uno de los rezos₂ formalmente organizados que los fieles dicen diariamente.
  4. 4
    Conjunto de rezos₄ que se dicen en cada festividad religiosa.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En eso de divirtirme en el rezo en el oficio divino, aunque tengo quizá harta culpa, quiero pensar es flaqueza de cabeza; y ansí lo piense vuestra merced, pues bien sabe el Señor que,, ya que rezamos, querríamos fuese muy bien.
  2. yo he querido orar, y todos los rezos habían huido de mi memoria, y hasta mi lengua se resistía a pronunciar las pocas palabras sagradas de que pude acordarme, mientras él las hacía sonar en mi oído como blasfemias, y, mofándose, me cargaba de maldiciones.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erzo
  • reoz
  • rezzo
  • rrezo
  • rzeo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rezo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erzo2reoz2rezzo1rrezo1rzeo2
Edit distance from "rezo"

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 "rezo"?
"rezo" is spelled R-E-Z-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈreso].
What does "rezo" mean?
As a noun, "rezo" means: Acción o efecto de rezar.
What words are commonly confused with "rezo"?
"rezo" is commonly confused with "ro", "río", "roo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rezo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rezo" is [ˈreso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rezo" come from?
"rezo" 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 "rezo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list