ría

[ˈria]

/[ˈria]/ noun

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The verdict

“ría” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #16,450) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#16,450
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte de mar que se interna tierra adentro en una cuenca fluvial.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ria · ría · Spanish

ría · rank #16,450 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,450
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH riñones

Nearest frequency peer: riñones (-2 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “ría”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “ría” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

ría vs ro
33% similar
ría vs rr
33% similar
ría vs RM
0% similar

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

Key facts for ría
PropertyValue
Headwordría
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈria]
Letters3
Frequency rank#16,450
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “ría” en la frecuencia del español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ríacae 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 “riñones” (#16,448), “semejanza” (#16,452), “rezando” (#16,447). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ría is neighbouring look-alikes ("ro", "rr", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈria]. Frequency #16,450 among 4,151 “R” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ría, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ro", "rr", "RM", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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. The correct Spanish form is ría, spelled R-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte de mar que se interna tierra adentro en una cuenca fluvial.
  2. 2
    Accidente geomorfológico que designa una de las formas que puede adoptar la desembocadura de un río, cuando un valle costero queda sumergido bajo el mar por una elevación de su nivel. Es un brazo de mar que se interna en la costa y que está sometido a la acción de las mareas.
  3. 3
    Obstáculo artificial usado en algunas competiciones deportivas y que consiste en una balsa de agua colocada tras una valla.

Synonyms

estero

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 "ría"?
"ría" is spelled R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈria].
What does "ría" mean?
As a noun, "ría" means: Parte de mar que se interna tierra adentro en una cuenca fluvial.
What words are commonly confused with "ría"?
"ría" is commonly confused with "ro", "rr", "RM". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ría"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ría" is [ˈria]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ría" come from?
"ría" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

uña#16,473vid#16,480zar#16,491joy#16,368

What to do next

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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