riada
[ˈrjað̞a]
The verdict
“riada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,256 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,256
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aumento repentino del caudal de un río o arroyo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-riada · riada · Spanish
riada · rank #67,256 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,256
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH revelarán
Nearest frequency peer: revelarán (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “riada”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- retan
retan
32,748 corpus weight
- retenga
retenga
32,747 corpus weight
- revelarán
revelarán
32,746 corpus weight
- riada
riada
32,745 corpus weight
- Riccardo
Riccardo
32,744 corpus weight
- ridiculiza
ridiculiza
32,743 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “riada” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | riada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈrjað̞a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #67,256 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “riada” en español
Rare enough to double-check
riada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,256 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈrjað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for riada, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is riada, spelled R-I-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Aumento repentino del caudal de un río o arroyo.
- 2Inundación causada por una repentina crecida de las aguas.
- 3Gran cantidad de algo que llega de golpe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how riada appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Era el último día de abril. La riada que todos los años aumentaba el caudal del río Éufrates se hacía esperar.
Riada de acusaciones clientelistas.
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.
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